Spiritual and Psychosocial Effects of the Spirituality Promotion Program on Clinical Nurses.
10.4040/jkan.2014.44.6.726
- Author:
Imsun SEO
1
;
Jinsun YONG
;
Junyang PARK
;
Juhu KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, The Research Institute for Hospice & Palliative Care, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea. jyong@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Controlled Clinical Trial ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Spirituality;
Psychological stress;
Meditation;
Nurse;
Leadership
- MeSH:
Adult;
Empathy;
Humans;
Job Satisfaction;
Leadership;
Nursing Staff, Hospital/*psychology;
*Program Evaluation;
*Spirituality;
Stress, Psychological
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2014;44(6):726-734
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the Spirituality Promotion Program(SPP) for young nurses working in the stressful university hospital environment. METHODS: The study included 41 nurses in the experimental group, nurses who had worked less than 5 years and completed 8 weeks of SPP between June and July in 2011. The control group, 44 nurses, also received the same program after the study was completed. For the study, a survey was conducted of all participants concerning spirituality, perceived stress, positive and negative affect, empathy, job satisfaction, and leadership practice. RESULTS: No significant difference was found between the two groups on study variables. Perceived stress decreased significantly in the experimental group (p=.012). Spirituality (p=.019), positive affect (p=.014), empathy (p=.004), job satisfaction (p=.016), and leadership practice (p=.021) increased significantly in the experimental group. CONCLUSION: The results show that the Spirituality Promotion Program has positive effects on the spiritual and psychosocial aspect of young nurses. Continuation of this program for nurses is recommended in order to help them develop their selfcare ability and improve nursing competency.
