Opinions of Caring Professionals on Satisfying of Spiritual Needs in Palliative Care

Abstract

We have identified healthcare professionals as assessing spiritual needs, comparing respondents' answers and finding differences. The investigated sample contained 447 respondents (nurses and other people delivering health care service). We used the anonymous SNAP questionnaire method. The data obtained were processed using one-dimensional` descriptive statistics. We have statistically tested the hypotheses of our research using inductive statistics in IBM SPSS Statistics 20 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). For the influence of independent variables on dependent variables, one-factor scattering analysis in the form of a One-Way ANOVA test was used as part of the parametric tests. To determine the correlation coefficient we used a parametric test in the form of a Bravais-Paerson Test. According to the answers, the average score in the domain of psychosocial needs was 3,24922 and in the spiritual needs domain 3,22836. In assessing the relationship between gender, age, occupation, practice, religion, and spiritual judgment, we have been shown to have a linear relationship. We are proposing to continuously increase and supplement the knowledge of health professionals by attending seminars and training on spiritual needs and current trends in their assessment.