Spirituality, Religiosity, Caring Behavior, Spiritual Care, and Personalized Care Among Student Nurses: A Descriptive Correlational Study in the Philippines
Balay-odao E.M. Amwao D.M.D.D. Balisong J.S. Cruz J.P.
April 2025Springer
Journal of Religion and Health
2025#64Issue 2754 - 780 pp.
This study sought to determine the student nurses’ spirituality, religiosity, caring behavior, spiritual care, and personalized care. Further, it sought to determine the relationship between spirituality, religiosity, and caring behavior in student nurses spiritual care and personalized care. The study used a descriptive correlational design using convenience sampling to collect data from 1248 student nurses in the Philippines from December 2023 to February 2024. We collected data using the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Scale rating scale and the Caring Behaviors Inventory. The study revealed that the mean scores of the students in their spirituality and religiosity were 4.08 (SD = 0.98) and 2.99 (SD = 1.26), respectively. Student nurses had sufficient confidence and skills in spiritual care, caring behavior, and personalized care. The students age had a weak and negative association with the students spirituality and religiosity. Students from University A had higher levels of spirituality and religiosity than students from University B, University C, and University D. Students in the 4th year level were more religious than 3rd year students. Students who had their last clinical exposure in the Admission and emergency room reported poorer caring behaviors than those who had previous clinical exposure in the Medical-surgical ward, Obstetrics and gynecology, Intensive Care Units, and Community. There is no significant relationship between a student nurses spiritual care and caring behavior. This trend is similar to caring behavior and personalized care. The students age predicts their personalized care.
Caring behavior , Personalized care , Religiosity , Spiritual care , Spirituality
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Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
School of Advanced Studies, Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines
School of Nursing, University of Baguio, Baguio City, Philippines
Department of Medicine
School of Advanced Studies
School of Nursing
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