EFFECTS OF SPIRITUAL CARE TRAINING ON NURSES (SCCT)

June 23, 2026 updated by: Seda Dere Isseven, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

EFFECTIVENESS OF SPIRITUAL CARE COUNSELING TRAINING GIVEN TO NURSES ON SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, SPIRITUAL CARE PERCEPTIONS, AND SPIRITUAL CARE COMPETENCIES

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized controlled experimental study designed to evaluate the effect of spiritual care counseling training on nurses' spiritual well-being, perceptions of spiritual care, competencies in spiritual care, and spiritual care practices. The study will be conducted with nurses working in a state hospital in Rize, Turkey. Participants will be divided into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Nurses in the intervention group will receive spiritual care counseling training, while nurses in the control group will not receive any training during the study. Data will be collected using pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measures.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled experimental study is designed to evaluate the effect of spiritual care counseling training given to nurses. Spiritual care is an important component of holistic nursing care. This study aims to evaluate changes in nurses' perceptions of spiritual care, competencies in spiritual care, spiritual well-being, and spiritual care practices.

The study will be conducted with nurses working in a state hospital in Rize, Turkey. Participants will be divided into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Nurses in the intervention group will receive training in spiritual care counseling. Nurses in the control group will not receive any training during the study. Research data will be collected using pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measures. The study will evaluate data on nurses' spiritual well-being, perception of spiritual care, spiritual care competence, and spiritual care practices.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

82

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
      • Rize, Turkey (Türkiye)
        • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Health Sciences

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

**Inclusion Criteria:**

  • Volunteering to participate in the study
  • Working as a nurse at the hospital where the study is conducted
  • Having at least one year of professional nursing experience
  • Not having previously received spiritual care counseling training

**Exclusion Criteria:**

  • Refusing to participate in the study
  • Not being present at the hospital during the data collection period
  • Working in a position other than nurse at the hospital
  • Having previously participated in spiritual care counseling training
  • Working in the education unit
  • Working as a nurse manager or in an administrative position
  • Providing incomplete or incorrectly completed questionnaires

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: intervation grup
Participants in this arm received spiritual care counseling training designed to improve spiritual care awareness, spiritual care competence, and spiritual well-being. The program included education on spirituality, assessment of spiritual needs, planning spiritual care interventions, and application of holistic nursing care principles.
Behavioral: Spiritual Care Counseling Training
A structured educational program provided to nurses to improve spiritual care knowledge, awareness, competence, and application in clinical practice. The training included spirituality concepts, assessment of patients' spiritual needs, planning and implementation of spiritual care interventions, communication skills, and holistic nursing care principles.
Other Names:
  • Nurse Spiritual Care Education
  • Spiritual Care Education Program
No Intervention: Control grup
Participants in this arm did not receive spiritual care counseling training during the study period and continued routine practice.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Spiritual Care Competence
Time Frame: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention

Outcome Measure: Spiritual Care Competence

Description: Spiritual care competence will be measured using the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (SCCS). Total scores range from 27 to 135, with higher scores indicating greater competence in providing spiritual care. Changes in scores will be assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention.
Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1 month post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

Investigators

  • Study Director: TÜLAY SAGKAL MIDILLI, MANİSA CELAL BAYAR UNİVERSTY

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

February 28, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 24, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 30, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2024/166 (Other Identifier: Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Ethics Committee)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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