Table 3 Spiritual care competency of study participants (N = 239)
Component of Assessment | mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
Overall spiritual care abilities | 44.94 | 7.79 |
Communication (two items) | 4.18 | 0.77 |
Showing respectful attitudes towards patient’s spirituality | 4.20 | 0.81 |
Listening carefully to patient’s ‘life story’ | 4.16 | 0.73 |
Psychological support and referral (four items) | 3.39 | 0.87 |
Assisting patients with their participation in spiritual activities (e.g., worshiping, praying) | 3.52 | 0.84 |
Providing patients with objects necessary for spiritual activities (e.g., Bible, audiovisual materials) | 3.50 | 0.85 |
Collaborating with medical team when delivering spiritual care | 3.36 | 0.86 |
Referring patients with spiritual needs to religious teacher if necessary | 3.20 | 0.93 |
Qualities of spiritual care (seven items) | 3.29 | 0.82 |
Tailoring a spiritual care plan with medical team to meet patients’ spiritual requirements | 3.44 | 0.87 |
Having ability to evaluate patients’ difficulties in expressing their spiritual needs | 3.42 | 0.85 |
Being capable of assessing patients’ spiritual needs | 3.38 | 0.75 |
Being willing to discuss with patients about the need for a spiritual care plan | 3.31 | 0.84 |
Being capable of discussing with patients’ families about spiritual care planning | 3.18 | 0.79 |
Being able to help patients cope with spiritual crisis (e.g., disease-related challenge) | 3.16 | 0.81 |
Having ability to formulate a spiritual nursing care plan for patients in need | 3.11 | 0.85 |