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Professional Competence and Spiritual Care Provision Among Zambian Maternal Healthcare Providers: Through the Lens of Watson's Theory of Human Caring.

dc.contributor.authorKhalaf, Atika
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-30T06:01:40Z
dc.date.available2025-04-30T06:01:40Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-27
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Spiritual care is a multifaceted and integral part of holistic health within the medical standard of care, and it is a crucial component of healthcare providers' (HCPs) job descriptions. This study aimed to investigate Zambian HCPs' professional competence and practice of spiritual care in maternal healthcare settings, with a comparative focus on nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional design was applied among 311 maternal HCPs using an online survey with two validated instruments: Professional Competence in Spiritual Care (PCSC) and the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS). Results: Most participants were females (63.0%) and nurses or midwives (25.1% each). The mean PCSC score was 135.4 (SD = 26.5), indicating excellent competence in spiritual care. The mean NSCTS score was 24.5 (SD = 14.2), indicating that HCPs seldom provide spiritual care. No significant differences were found in PCSC scores across different HCPs ( = 0.065). However, midwives and medical practitioners scored significantly higher on NSCTS compared to nurses ( < 0.001). Conclusions: Zambian HCPs demonstrate excellent competence in spiritual care but seldom provide it. Nurses appear to provide inadequate spiritual care compared to other HCPs. These findings highlight the need for further investigation to identify barriers preventing nurses from delivering comprehensive spiritual care.
dc.identifier.other40017242
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.mbru.ac.ae/handle/1/1675
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectZambia
dc.subjecthealthcare providers
dc.subjectmaternal healthcare
dc.subjectspiritual care competency
dc.subjectspiritual care provision
dc.titleProfessional Competence and Spiritual Care Provision Among Zambian Maternal Healthcare Providers: Through the Lens of Watson's Theory of Human Caring.
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