Spiritual needs during COVID 19 pandemic in the perceptions of Spanish emergency critical care health professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the perceptions and attitudes of health professionals working in emergency services and critical care units in Spain about spiritual care provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A qualitative investigation was carried out using in-depth interviews.

Setting

Emergency and emergency and ICU health professionals from different regions of Spain.

Findings

The sample consisted of 47 nursing and one nursing assistant. The qualitative analysis yielded four main themes that reflect the following categories: "the experience with spirituality in clinical practice"; "resources and barriers to provide spiritual care"; "the COVID pandemic and spiritual care" and "training in spiritual care". In addition, two subdeliveries were also obtained: "

SUBMITTER: de Diego-Cordero R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742223 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature