Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and
Perspective About Spiritual Care Services

Doğan, Nurhan; TAYAZ, ESRA; Semerci, Remziye; AKGÜN KOSTAK, Melahat; UYSAL, NEŞE; KUNTER, Nilgün; KOYU, Hazal ÖZDEMİR; BAĞÇİVAN, Gülcan; ŞEREF, Ferhan ÇETİN

doi:10.5505/tjo.2021.2682

Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services

Remziye SEMERCİ, (Trakya Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Edirne, Türkiye)

Neşe UYSAL, (Amasya Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Amasya,Türkiye)

Gülcan BAĞÇİVAN, (Koç Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, İstanbul,Türkiye)

Nurhan DOĞAN, (Amasya Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemşirelik Bölümü, Amasya,Türkiye)

Melahat AKGÜN KOSTAK, (Trakya Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı, Edirne,Türkiye)

Esra TAYAZ, (Hemşirelik Bölümü, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Ankara,Türkiye)

Hazal ÖZDEMİR KOYU, (Hemşirelik Bölümü, Selçuk Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi, Konya,Türkiye)

Ferhan ÇETİN ŞEREF, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Onkoloji Hastanesi, Ankara,Türkiye)

Nilgün KUNTER (Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Onkoloji Hastanesi, Ankara,Türkiye)

Türk Onkoloji Dergisi

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 36 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 222 - 230 Metin Dili: Türkçe DOI: 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682 İndeks Tarihi: 04-06-2022

Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services

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Spiritual care is one of the main domains of cancer patients’ care to improve their quality of life. Nurses should assess the patient’ and caregivers’ spiritual needs comprehensively. We aimed to determine the spiritual care competence of oncology nurses and their perspectives on spiritual care services. METHODS A total of 123 oncology nurses who work in the hospitals with spiritual care services in Turkey were enrolled in this study. The data were collected using the “Information Form” and “Spiritual Care Competence Scale.” RESULTS About 30.1% of the nurses stated that they care about the spiritual care needs of their patients/caregivers and 29.3% of the nurses gave information to patients and caregivers about spiritual care services and refer them to these centers. About 31.7% of nurses did not know about the role of spiritual care specialists. It was found that there is a significant and positive correlation between the age and working year of nurses and the mean scores of the “Spiritual Care Competence Scale” and subscale (p<0.05). The total and subscales mean scores of the Spiritual Care Competence Scale were statistically significantly different by the education level of nurses and the status of reporting the effectiveness of spiritual care services (p<0.05). CONCLUSION The results of this study show that oncology nurses’ spiritual care practices are insufficient. The education level, age, and working year of the oncology nurses affect their spiritual care competencies. It is thought that oncology nurses needed to be more competent in spiritual care.

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APA	Semerci R, UYSAL N, BAĞÇİVAN G, Doğan N, AKGÜN KOSTAK M, TAYAZ E, KOYU H, ŞEREF F, KUNTER N (2021). Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. , 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
Chicago	Semerci Remziye,UYSAL NEŞE,BAĞÇİVAN Gülcan,Doğan Nurhan,AKGÜN KOSTAK Melahat,TAYAZ ESRA,KOYU Hazal ÖZDEMİR,ŞEREF Ferhan ÇETİN,KUNTER Nilgün Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. (2021): 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
MLA	Semerci Remziye,UYSAL NEŞE,BAĞÇİVAN Gülcan,Doğan Nurhan,AKGÜN KOSTAK Melahat,TAYAZ ESRA,KOYU Hazal ÖZDEMİR,ŞEREF Ferhan ÇETİN,KUNTER Nilgün Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. , 2021, ss.222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
AMA	Semerci R,UYSAL N,BAĞÇİVAN G,Doğan N,AKGÜN KOSTAK M,TAYAZ E,KOYU H,ŞEREF F,KUNTER N Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. . 2021; 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
Vancouver	Semerci R,UYSAL N,BAĞÇİVAN G,Doğan N,AKGÜN KOSTAK M,TAYAZ E,KOYU H,ŞEREF F,KUNTER N Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. . 2021; 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
IEEE	Semerci R,UYSAL N,BAĞÇİVAN G,Doğan N,AKGÜN KOSTAK M,TAYAZ E,KOYU H,ŞEREF F,KUNTER N "Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services." , ss.222 - 230, 2021. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
ISNAD	Semerci, Remziye vd. "Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services". (2021), 222-230. https://doi.org/10.5505/tjo.2021.2682

APA	Semerci R, UYSAL N, BAĞÇİVAN G, Doğan N, AKGÜN KOSTAK M, TAYAZ E, KOYU H, ŞEREF F, KUNTER N (2021). Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. Türk Onkoloji Dergisi, 36(2), 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
Chicago	Semerci Remziye,UYSAL NEŞE,BAĞÇİVAN Gülcan,Doğan Nurhan,AKGÜN KOSTAK Melahat,TAYAZ ESRA,KOYU Hazal ÖZDEMİR,ŞEREF Ferhan ÇETİN,KUNTER Nilgün Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. Türk Onkoloji Dergisi 36, no.2 (2021): 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
MLA	Semerci Remziye,UYSAL NEŞE,BAĞÇİVAN Gülcan,Doğan Nurhan,AKGÜN KOSTAK Melahat,TAYAZ ESRA,KOYU Hazal ÖZDEMİR,ŞEREF Ferhan ÇETİN,KUNTER Nilgün Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. Türk Onkoloji Dergisi, vol.36, no.2, 2021, ss.222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
AMA	Semerci R,UYSAL N,BAĞÇİVAN G,Doğan N,AKGÜN KOSTAK M,TAYAZ E,KOYU H,ŞEREF F,KUNTER N Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. Türk Onkoloji Dergisi. 2021; 36(2): 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
Vancouver	Semerci R,UYSAL N,BAĞÇİVAN G,Doğan N,AKGÜN KOSTAK M,TAYAZ E,KOYU H,ŞEREF F,KUNTER N Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services. Türk Onkoloji Dergisi. 2021; 36(2): 222 - 230. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
IEEE	Semerci R,UYSAL N,BAĞÇİVAN G,Doğan N,AKGÜN KOSTAK M,TAYAZ E,KOYU H,ŞEREF F,KUNTER N "Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services." Türk Onkoloji Dergisi, 36, ss.222 - 230, 2021. 10.5505/tjo.2021.2682
ISNAD	Semerci, Remziye vd. "Oncology Nurses’ Spiritual Care Competence and Perspective About Spiritual Care Services". Türk Onkoloji Dergisi 36/2 (2021), 222-230. https://doi.org/10.5505/tjo.2021.2682