Spiritual care competencies among nursing students in the middle East and Asia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Spiritual care is recognized as a crucial component of holistic nursing education, significantly enhancing patient well-being, health outcomes, and decision-making. However, a systematic evaluation of spiritual care education programs in the Middle East and Asia remains limited. This systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness of spiritual care education programs in enhancing undergraduate nursing students' competencies in these regions. Following PRISMA-P guidelines and registered on PROSPERO (CRD42024552137), the study employed the PICOS framework for selection criteria: Participants (undergraduate nursing students), Intervention (spiritual nursing education programs), Comparison (education without spiritual content), Outcomes (spiritual care competencies), and Study design (RCT o

SUBMITTER: Dewi IP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11987466 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature