Perceived Parameters of Christian Pharmacy Students’ Faith-Sharing in Clinical Settings

Younkin, Felisha L.; Firmin, Michael W.; Parrill, Rachel; Smith, Alexis D.; Krauss, Zachary J; Jones, Theresa Marie

doi:10.1007/s10943-020-01128-y

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“…Spirituality has long been widely discussed in the caregiving professions as it relates to the provision of comprehensive care, and support for people in difficult situations (Bożek et al, 2020 ; Chow et al, 2021 ; Wells-Di et al, 2021 ; Younkin et al, 2021 ). While contemporary medical literature increasingly emphasises the need for a holistic approach to support patients and to recognise their somatic suffering in social, mental, and emotional terms (Muszala, 2017 ; Puchalski et al, 2013 ; Saunders, 1964 ), it is also important to consider the individual’s spirituality (Sulmasy, 2002 ) by using the biopsychosocial–spiritual model of the human being (Balboni et al, 2014 ; Pawlikowski & Dobrowolska, 2016 ).…”

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The Spiritual Supporter Scale as a New Tool for Assessing Spiritual Care Competencies in Professionals: Design, Validation, and Psychometric Evaluation

2022

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This study aimed to design, validate and standardize the Spiritual Supporter (SpSup) Scale, a tool designed to assess competency to provide spiritual care including knowledge, sensitivity to spiritual needs and spiritual support skills. This instrument can be used by all those engaged in or training for caregiving roles. The study was conducted in Poland in the Polish language. The SpSup Scale demonstrates high overall reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0.88), a satisfactory diagnostic accuracy (0.79), and a satisfactory discriminatory power of the items. Given the psychometric properties of SpSup Scale demonstrated here, the scale is recommended for the assessment of the competency to provide spiritual care in both clinical and research settings in Poland.

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