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Nurse’s spiritual care competence in Ethiopia: A multicenter cross-sectional study

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  • Kalid Seid
  • Adem Abdo

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Background: Many health care professionals emphasize that spirituality is an important factor in overall health. Although spiritual practices are vital to health, spirituality has received little emphasis in nursing. Hence, the study’s purpose has been to evaluate the current state of spiritual care competence and the factors that influence it among nurses in Southwest Ethiopia. Methods: From July 1 to 20, 2021, nurses at five hospitals in southwest Ethiopia were enrolled in a facility-based cross-sectional study. The study subjects were chosen using a systematic random sampling. A self-administered questionnaire was undertaken to gather the data. Epi Data 3.1 was used to code the dataset, and SPSS version 25 was used for analysis. To identify factors associated with spiritual care competence, researchers performed bivariate and multivariable linear regression analyses. The significance level was set at p

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  • Kalid Seid & Adem Abdo, 2022. "Nurse’s spiritual care competence in Ethiopia: A multicenter cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(3), pages 1-9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0265205
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265205
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