Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention of Spirituality in Nursing Professionals Working in Critical Health Care Settings to Promote Spiritual Self-care.

Universidad de Antioquia

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Spirituality; Intensive Care (ICU); Nursing

Treatments: Other: Nursing Education Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07092657

ECA01122024

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effect of an educational intervention of spirituality in nursing professionals acting in critical care contexts to favor spiritual self-care, compared with the conventional care group. The educational intervention adopts Pamela Reed's theory of the transcendence of the self as a theoretical reference, which facilitates the understanding of the phenomenon of spirituality by adopting an integral approach focused on personal growth. To determine the effect of the intervention, the Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS) developed by Reed will be applied.

Full description

Since its historical origins, nursing has been deeply linked to values and principles that give it a solid spiritual heritage. This spiritual connection has been the basis on which the profession has developed, allowing it to evolve without losing its fundamental essence.

In contexts of high emotional demand, such as critical care environments, professionals are faced with multiple spiritual needs that produce existential crises in the search for meaning and purpose, then spirituality acts as a source of strength that not only helps to face challenges, but also promotes greater satisfaction in their daily work.

Thus, the integration of spirituality in the workplace has demonstrated multiple benefits such as increased motivation and commitment, greater job satisfaction and significant improvements in mental and emotional health.

Enrollment: 68 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Work in a critical unit of the institutions where the study will be carried out.
• Have a minimum experience of 6 continuous months in critical care contexts.
• Have a score of 35-45 points (moderate) and 10-30 points (low).

Exclusion criteria

• Nursing professional who fails to complete full participation in the study (pre- test, nursing intervention and post-test).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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68 participants in 2 patient groups

Participant group/arm

Experimental group

Description:

Educational and behavioral nursing intervention, created to strengthen the spiritual perspective of nursing professionals acting in critical care settings and improve their professional practice by favoring their spiritual self-care.

Treatment:

Other: Nursing Education Intervention

Control: conventional attention

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive a single educational session on spiritual management guidelines.