[Spiritual care competences of healthcare workers in emergency and intensive care-a prospective questionnaire study].

ABSTRACT:

Background

In intensive and emergency care, patients and their relatives are confronted with potentially existential crises. Spiritual care can be an additional resource to address related psychosocial and physical symptoms and to support patients and their relatives. Accordingly, healthcare workers need spiritual skills to recognize and respond to these needs.

Objectives

What spiritual competencies do healthcare workers in intensive and emergency care have? Are there differences between professions and genders? What factors influence spiritual competencies?

Materials and methods

The prospective questionnaire study included physicians participating in intensive care and emergency medicine courses and nurses who were training or working in intensive and emergency care.

SUBMITTER: Schwartz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12504120 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature