Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention of Spirituality in Nursing Professionals Working in Critical Health Care Settings to Promote Spiritual Self-care.

NCT07092657 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: ECA01122024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of an educational intervention of spirituality in nursing professionals acting in critical care contexts to favor spiritual self-care, compared with the conventional care group. The educational intervention adopts Pamela Reed's theory of the transcendence of the self as a theoretical reference, which facilitates the understanding of the phenomenon of spirituality by adopting an integral approach focused on personal growth. To determine the effect of the intervention, the Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS) developed by Reed will be applied.

Conditions

Spirituality; Nursing; Intensive Care (ICU)

Keywords

Spirituality; Critical care nursing; Nursing care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Spiritual perspective

  The final average score of each participant on the Spiritual Perspective Scale at the end of the intervention and one month after its completion. The scale consists of 10 items that measure spiritual beliefs and behaviors using a 6-point Likert scale for a score ranging from 10 to 60, classifying values as low spirituality from 10 to 30 points, moderate spirituality from 31 to 45 points, and high spirituality from 46 to 60 points.

  2 mounths

Study Arms (2)

Participant group/arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Educational and behavioral nursing intervention, created to strengthen the spiritual perspective of nursing professionals acting in critical care settings and improve their professional practice by favoring their spiritual self-care.

Other: Nursing Education Intervention

Control: conventional attention

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive a single educational session on spiritual management guidelines.

Interventions

Nursing Education Intervention OTHER

Four standardized sessions. With a duration of 40 to 60 minutes each session, once a week for a period of one month and a follow-up one month after the end of the intervention. Interventions are carried out at different times depending on the availability of the nursing professionals.

Participant group/arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Work in a critical unit of the institutions where the study will be carried out.
• Have a minimum experience of 6 continuous months in critical care contexts.
• Have a score of 35-45 points (moderate) and 10-30 points (low).

You may not qualify if:

• Nursing professional who fails to complete full participation in the study (pre- test, nursing intervention and post-test).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Antioquia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Enfermería

Medellín, Antioquia, 050034, Colombia

Location

Related Publications (5)

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  PMID: 37540306 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 40115201 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 32145113 BACKGROUND

• Atarhim MA, Lee S, Copnell B. An Exploratory Study of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Among Malaysian Nurses. J Relig Health. 2019 Feb;58(1):180-194. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0624-0.

  PMID: 29679189 BACKGROUND

• Abdollahyar A, Baniasadi H, Doustmohammadi MM, Sheikhbardesiri H, Yarmohammadian MH. Attitudes of Iranian Nurses Toward Spirituality and Spiritual Care. J Christ Nurs. 2019 Jan/Mar;36(1):E11-E16. doi: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000581.

  PMID: 30531521 BACKGROUND

Central Study Contacts

Study Director: Alba Luz Rodríguez Acelas, PhD in Nursing

CONTACT

+573007397242; aluz.rodriguez@udea.edu.co

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Due to the nature of the intervention under study, neither the participants nor the professional who will carry out the intervention can be masked. Therefore, masking will be done in the following way: a) the intervention provider will not know the outcome indicators of the study, b) the outcome evaluator will not know to which group (intervention or control) the participants will belong.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 19, 2025
• First Posted: July 30, 2025
• Study Start: July 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2025
• Study Completion: February 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CO (1)