Can a spiritual care course make nurses more compassionate?
NCT ID NCT07675707
First seen Jun 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a training program that teaches nurses how to address patients' spiritual needs. About 80 nurses from a hospital in Turkey will be split into two groups: one receives the training, the other does not. Researchers will measure changes in the nurses' spiritual well-being, their perceptions of spiritual care, and their competence in providing it, using surveys before, right after, and one month after the training.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Spiritual Care Counseling Training
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this training could help nurses better support patients' emotional and spiritual needs, potentially improving overall care quality.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-hospital study in Turkey, so results may not apply broadly. The training's impact on actual patient outcomes is not directly measured.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Rize, Turkey (Türkiye)