The Perception of Spirituality and Its Assessment among Those with Different Health Statuses in Saudi Arabia

The Perception of Spirituality and Its Assessment among Those with Different Health Statuses in Saudi Arabia

This study compares the perception of spirituality among individuals with different health statuses. It also describes the spiritual services and religious support in the healthcare system that are recommended by the community. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Riyadh during the y...

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Published in:Healthcare (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 14; p. 2034
Main Authors: Alrukban, Mohammed, Alrabiah, Abdulaziz, Alomri, Faisal, Alghuligah, Abdulaziz, Alderaywsh, Abdulaziz, Alomar, Abdulaziz, Alkraida, Abdulaziz
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 16-07-2023
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Subjects:
Cancer
Chronically ill
COVID-19
Critically ill
Health aspects
Hospital patients
Hospitals
Illnesses
Medicine
Mortality
Outpatient care facilities
Outpatients
Pandemics
Patients
Perceptions
Psychological aspects
Questionnaires
Religion
Saudi Arabia
spiritual care
spiritual needs
Spirituality
Surveys
Saudi Arabia
United States > US
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
spirituality
spiritual needs
religion
spiritual care
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Summary:This study compares the perception of spirituality among individuals with different health statuses. It also describes the spiritual services and religious support in the healthcare system that are recommended by the community. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Riyadh during the year 2021. A face-to-face questionnaire was used to obtain data from seriously ill inpatients (N = 132), chronically ill outpatients (N = 202), and healthy individuals (N = 283), which is an assessment tool designed by the investigators to meet the purpose of the study. This study was conducted in two tertiary hospitals and in the community. Participants were randomly selected using a stratified random sampling technique. The study was performed on 635 participants. A significant number of the participants agreed that the provision of spiritual services has a positive effect on patient condition. The rural population had a higher mean value on limiting the concept of spirituality to religious aspects. There is a clear tendency from all categories toward religious services. The majority of the participants support the provision of psychological services, especially if it is provided by specialized and expert spiritual care providers. The positive perception of participants about spiritual care has been reflected on the tendency toward providing spiritual services. The provision of spiritual care in healthcare systems is expected to be a necessity and not a luxury.
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ISSN:2227-9032
2227-9032
DOI:10.3390/healthcare11142034