Table 1 Associations of study participant characteristics with spiritual care competency (N = 239)
Parameters | Group | N | % | Mean ± SD | Spiritual care competency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 21–30 | 63 | 26.4 | 35.96 ± 8.11 | |
30–40 | 114 | 47.7 | |||
≥ 40 | 62 | 25.9 | |||
Working experience (years) | < 5 | 84 | 35.1 | 9.41 ± 7.06 | |
5–10 | 51 | 21.3 | |||
≥ 10 | 104 | 43.6 | |||
Medical institute | Mental health hospital | 149 | 62.3 | 44.70 ± 7.74 | |
Tertiary referral hospitals | 90 | 37.7 | 45.32 ± 7.92 | ||
Job title ranking | Junior | 120 | 50.2 | 44.70 ± 7.87 | |
Middle | 82 | 34.3 | 44.07 ± 6.70 | ||
Senior | 37 | 15.5 | 47.62 ± 9.30 | ||
Education level | Occupational institutes | 65 | 27.2 | 44.05 ± 7.63 | |
Universities | 150 | 62.8 | 44.63 ± 7.51 | ||
Postgraduate schools | 24 | 10.0 | 49.29 ± 8.86 (3 > 1*, 3 > 2*) | ||
Marital status | Married | 113 | 47.3 | 46.17 ± 8.13 | |
Divorced | 15 | 6.3 | 44.27 ± 7.20 | ||
Single | 111 | 46.4 | 43.77 ± 7.38 | ||
Religion | No | 61 | 25.5 | 44.20 ± 8.16 | |
Buddhism and Taoism | 156 | 65.3 | 45.33 ± 7.72 | ||
Western religions | 22 | 9.2 | 44.23 ± 7.46 | ||
Continuing education on spiritual care | Yes | 37 | 15.5 | 47.30 ± 7.58* | |
No | 202 | 84.5 | 44.51 ± 7.77 | ||
Continuing education on palliative care | Yes | 68 | 28.5 | 46.46 ± 7.43 | |
No | 171 | 71.5 | 44.33 ± 7.87 | ||
Continuing education on spiritual nursing care | Yes | 31 | 13.0 | 46.55 ± 6.49 | |
No | 208 | 87.0 | 44.70 ± 7.95 | ||
Participation in course on spiritual growth | Yes | 27 | 11.3 | 45.19 ± 8.32 | |
No | 212 | 88.7 | 44.91 ± 7.74 | ||
Experience of providing spiritual care | Yes | 23 | 9.6 | 51.04 ± 6.50** | |
No | 216 | 90.4 | 44.29 ± 7.65 | ||
Agreeableness (A) | Score: 1–34 | 127 | 40.32 ± 7.42 | ||
Score: 35–56 | 112 | 47.91 ± 7.14** | |||
Conscientiousness (C) | Score: 1–34 | 125 | 42.57 ± 7.55 | ||
Score: 35–56 | 114 | 47.96 ± 7.04** | |||
Openness/Intellect (O) | Score: 1–34 | 123 | 42.53 ± 7.29 | ||
Score: 35–56 | 116 | 47.58 ± 7.49** | |||
Extraversion (E) | Score: 1–40 | 134 | 43.91 ± 7.49 | ||
Score: 41–56 | 105 | 46.10 ± 7.99* | |||
Emotional Stability (E) | Score: 1–40 | 129 | 44.15 ± 7.91 | ||
Score: 41–56 | 110 | 45.77 ± 7.62 |