Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
Medical Oncology Clinic, Chemotherapy Unit, Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Kırıkkale, Turkey.
J Relig Health. 2024 Apr;63(2):1457-1474. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01876-7. Epub 2023 Oct 4.
This study was conducted to determine the spiritual care needs of cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to analyze a total of 104 patients at a university hospital in Turkey. The data were collected using the Spiritual Care Needs Scale. The mean age of the patients participating in the study was 61.0 (10.2). It was determined that 31.7% of the patients stated that the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care are related to religion and worship. As a result, it was found that the patients receiving chemotherapy had high-spiritual care needs. The dimensions in which the spiritual needs of the patients were remarkably high were belief and spiritual practices, being in peace and security, the love and support of their relatives and being informed about health. The spiritual care need score of the patients increased significantly with marital status (p = 0.001), having children (p = 0.002), having a chronic disease (p = 0.04) and having an undergraduate/graduate level education (p = 0.01). Nurses should be aware of patient's spiritual needs, plan patient-specific spiritual care practices, conduct more studies on the effects of spiritual care on the patient and family and create guidelines for spiritual care practices in patients receiving chemotherapy in Turkey.
本研究旨在确定接受化疗的癌症患者的精神护理需求。采用横断面描述性设计，对土耳其一所大学医院的 104 名患者进行了分析。使用精神护理需求量表收集数据。参与研究的患者的平均年龄为 61.0（10.2）岁。研究发现，31.7%的患者表示，精神和精神护理的概念与宗教和崇拜有关。结果表明，接受化疗的患者有较高的精神护理需求。患者精神需求较高的维度是信仰和精神实践、内心的平静与安宁、亲属的关爱与支持以及了解健康状况。患者的精神护理需求评分与婚姻状况（p=0.001）、有子女（p=0.002）、患有慢性病（p=0.04）和具有本科/研究生学历（p=0.01）显著相关。护士应了解患者的精神需求，制定针对患者的精神护理计划，开展更多关于精神护理对患者和家庭影响的研究，并为土耳其接受化疗的患者制定精神护理实践指南。
