Spiritual Care and Spiritual Wellness of Hospice Team Members.
- Author:
Yang Sook YOO
1
;
Sung Suk HAN
;
Jin Ui HONG
;
Sun Mi LEE
;
Min Jeong SEO
;
Chai Soon PARK
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, The Catholic University, Korea. whoangel@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Spirituality;
Hospice care
- MeSH:
Clergy;
Hospice Care;
Hospices*;
Humans;
Protestantism;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Single Person;
Spirituality;
Volunteers
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2006;13(2):285-293
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to identify the spiritual well-being and spiritual care of hospice team members. METHOD: Between December 2005 and February 2006, a questionnaire was given to 192 hospice team members. The instruments used in this study were the Spiritual Well-Being Scale(SWBS) developed by Paloutzian, & Ellison(1984), and a Spiritual Care Performance Scale developed by the authors. RESULTS: The levels of spiritual well-being were relatively high: significantly lower in the 25-29 years old, in the unmarried, and in the 1-2 million won income groups, and significantly higher in Protestants, Catholics, clergy, and volunteers. The levels of performance of spiritual care were intermediate; significantly higher in clergy, and those with 10 or more years of experience. There was a positive correlation between: levels of spiritual well-being and age; levels of spiritual well-being and performance of spiritual care; and levels of performance of spiritual care and age. The factors affecting the levels of spiritual well-being included religion, age, and performance of spiritual care. The factors affecting the levels of performance of spiritual care were the years of hospice experience and spiritual well-being. CONCLUSION: Because there was a positive correlation between levels of spiritual well-being and performance of spiritual care, there is a need to develop a strategies to increase the spiritual well-being of hospice team members.
