• Death studies · Mar 2017

    Nurses' perceptions of spiritual care and attitudes toward the principles of dying with dignity: A sample from Turkey.

    • Eylem Pasli Gurdogan, Duygu Kurt, Berna Aksoy, Ezgi Kınıcı, and Ayla Şen.
    • a Department of Nursing , Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences , Edirne , Turkey.
    • Death Stud. 2017 Mar 1; 41 (3): 180-187.

    AbstractSpiritual care is vital for holistic care and dying with dignity. The aim of this study was to determine nurses' perceptions of spiritual care and their attitudes toward dying with dignity. This study was conducted with 289 nurses working at a public hospital. Results showed three things. First, spiritual care perceptions and attitudes toward dying with dignity were more positive in female participants than in male participants. Second, there was a correlation between participants' education levels and their perceptions of spiritual care. Third, there was also a correlation between participants' attitudes toward dying with dignity and their perceptions of spiritual care.

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