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. 2022 Jun;61(3):1816-1830.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01503-x. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Factors Affecting Greek Nurses' Caring Behaviors: The Role of Nurses' Spirituality and the Spiritual Climate of Hospitals

Evangelos Fradelos  1   2   3 , Christina-Athanasia Alexandropoulou  4 , Lamprini Kontopoulou  5 , Ioanna V Papathanasiou  5 , Foteini Tzavella  6
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Factors Affecting Greek Nurses' Caring Behaviors: The Role of Nurses' Spirituality and the Spiritual Climate of Hospitals

Evangelos Fradelos et al. J Relig Health. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of nurses' personality, spirituality, and spiritual care in nurses' caring behaviors. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in two hospitals, located in Athens, Greece. Data were collected by a four-part self-reported questionnaire. The results showed that work experience seems to play an important and positive role on nurses' caring behaviors, and all personality traits, except neuroticism. Also, spirituality and spiritual climate are significant factors predicting nurses' caring behaviors. Moreover, a hospitals' spiritual climate can positively influence all domains of nursing care (p < 0.001). Nurses spirituality (faith) and hospital spiritual climate can also positively influence nursing care.

Keywords: Caring behavior; Nursing; Personality traits; Spiritual climate; Spirituality.

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