Abstract
Background: Spiritual care is a growing field of interest in the healthcare industry in Saudi Arabia, one that is largely defined by the religious and cultural context of the country that has a rich and strong backdrop. Workplace spiritual climate may have a significant impact on nurses’ ability and willingness to provide spiritual care. This study aims to examine the influence of workplace spiritual climate on nurses’ provision of spiritual care. Methods: A convenience sample of 918 nurses employed in seven public hospitals in Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this cross-sectional study using the Spiritual Climate Scale (SCS) and the Spiritual Care Intervention-Provision Scale (SCIPS). Results: The overall mean in the SCS was 64.58 (SD = 24.60), whereas the overall mean in the SCIPS was 56.83 (SD = 9.46). Nurses with Saudi nationality, with Islamic faith, with administrative functions, and with higher years of experience as a nurse reported better perceptions of workplace spirituality. Hospital, position, years of experience in the present hospital, and the hospital’s spiritual climate were identified as significant predictors of the nurses’ spiritual care interventions provision. Conclusions: The results of the study support the importance of having good workplace spiritual climate as it impacts the nurses’ provision of spiritual care interventions.
Highlights
In recent years, workplace spiritual climate has had a significant impact on nurses’ abilities and willingness to provide spiritual healthcare (Hassan et al 2016)
In terms of work-related characteristics, the respondents were distributed across the seven hospitals, wherein the largest proportion was from Hospital A (23.9%) and the lowest was from Hospital G (7.4%)
The findings provide evidence resulting from the examination of the influence of the workplace spiritual climate on the nurses’ provision of spiritual care in seven hospitals in Saudi Arabia
Summary
Workplace spiritual climate has had a significant impact on nurses’ abilities and willingness to provide spiritual healthcare (Hassan et al 2016). The same may have a positive correlation with nurses’ provision of spiritual care, especially in the context of Arab countries (Musa and Pevalin 2016). A. Spiritual care is a growing field of interest in the healthcare industry in Saudi. Workplace spiritual climate may have a significant impact on nurses’ ability and willingness to provide spiritual care. This study aims to examine the influence of workplace spiritual climate on nurses’ provision of spiritual care. Methods: A convenience sample of 918 nurses employed in seven public hospitals in Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this cross-sectional study using the Spiritual Climate Scale (SCS) and the Spiritual Care Intervention-Provision Scale (SCIPS). Nurses with Saudi nationality, with Islamic faith, with administrative functions, and with higher years of experience as a nurse reported better perceptions of workplace spirituality
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