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. 2025 Sep 18.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-025-02449-6. Online ahead of print.

The Relationship between Care Dependency and Spiritual Care Needs of Parkinson's Patients in Turkey

Tülay Kars Fertelli  1 , Harun Kucukballi  2 , Ebru Bilge Dirik  3
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The Relationship between Care Dependency and Spiritual Care Needs of Parkinson's Patients in Turkey

Tülay Kars Fertelli et al. J Relig Health. .

Abstract

The relationship between spiritual care needs and care dependency in Parkinson's disease has not been examined before. This study was carried out to determine the relationship between care dependency and spiritual care needs of Parkinson's patients. Understanding this relationship is important for individuals with Parkinson's disease to receive holistic care. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 155 individuals diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the neurology clinic of a city hospital in Türkiye. To determine the care dependency and spiritual care needs of the participants, the Care Dependency Scale and the Spiritual Care Needs Inventory were used. The care dependency and spiritual care need of the participants were found to be moderate. There was a negative and significant relationship between these two variables. As spiritual care needs decreased, independence levels increased. The results showed that the spiritual care needs of Parkinson's patients may have an important role in reducing their care dependency. Therefore, to reduce the care dependency levels of Parkinson's patients, healthcare professionals are recommended to evaluate their spiritual care needs and consider spiritual care needs as part of holistic care.

Keywords: Care dependency; Parkinson’s patients; Spiritual care needs.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of Interests: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose. Ethical approval: This study was performed in compliance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and the research protocol was approved by the Sivas Cumhuriyet University’s Clinical Research Ethics Board (ethical approval number: 2023–06/50). Informed Consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

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