Psychometric assessment of the Spiritual Climate Scale Arabic version for nurses in Saudi Arabia

Cruz, Jonas Preposi; Albaqawi, Hamdan; Alharbi, Sami Melbes; Alicante, Jerico G.; Vitorino, Luciano Magalhães; Abunab, Hamzeh Y

doi:10.1111/jonm.12574

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“…The percentage reporting good spiritual climate and mean score of items were lower than the findings of previous studies in America and the Middle East (Cruz, Alquwez, Albaqawi, Alharbi, & Moreno‐Lacalle, ; Doram et al, ). Item 1 “I am encouraged to express spirituality in this clinical area” received the lowest mean score, which was the same as that of Cruz (Cruz, Albaqawi, et al, ). This finding could indicate that our decision‐makers did not embrace or were unaware of the importance of spirituality in the working environment.…”

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“…Studies into job satisfaction and burnout in nursing reveal that dissatisfaction with issues such as pay, promotion prospects, benefits, a poor working environment, workload and poor working relationships with co‐workers contribute to burnout (Graham, Davies, Woodend, Simpson, & Mantha, ; Klopper, Coetzee, Pretorius, & Bester, ). Improving the work environment has been recommended as an effective strategy for reducing nursing burnout and dissatisfaction (Cruz, Albaqawi, et al, ; Gormley, ).…”

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“…However, how nurses feel about the spiritual climate of their working department is unclear. At the same time, under the tense medical environment, many nurses hesitate to express or discuss their spirituality with co‐workers (Cruz, Albaqawi, et al, ; Grant, O'Neil, & Stephens, ). It is not known whether spiritual climate is associated with reducing nurses' burnout and improving retention rates by reducing turnover intention.…”

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Relationship between burnout and intention to leave amongst clinical nurses: The role of spiritual climate

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J Nurs Manag

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Aim:This study aims to identify the role that spiritual climate has in reducing burnout and intentions to leave amongst clinical nurses.Background: Both shortages and the high turnover of nurses are challenging problems worldwide. Enhancing the spiritual climate amongst nurses can enhance teamwork, organisational commitment and job satisfaction and can play a role in reducing burnout and turnover intention. Methods:A total of 207 clinical nurses working at a tertiary university hospital were included in this cross-sectional, single-site study. Independent-samples t test and ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were used to explore the relationships amongst related factors. Results:Most clinical departments showed a moderate spiritual climate (60.24 ± 0.82) with high job burnout (33.62 ± 0.28) and turnover intention (2.37 ± 0.57). A good spiritual climate was correlated with high job satisfaction (r = 0.412, p < 0.01), low burnout and turnover intention (r = −0.423, p < 0.01 and r = −0.292, p < 0.01, respectively). Spiritual climate could also indirectly influence nurses' job burnout and turnover intention (R 2 = 10.31%). Conclusions: Different departments have different spiritual climates. The findings from this study indicate that spiritual climate may impact nursing burnout and turnover. Implications for nursing management: Using a spiritual climate scale provides health care decision-makers with clear information about staff spirituality wellbeing. Interventions to improve spiritual climate can benefit teamwork in clinical departments. K E Y W O R D S burnout, job satisfaction, nurses, spiritual climate, spirituality, turnover intention

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“…The Arabic version had excellent content and construct validity, as well as acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.88) and stability reliability (ICC = 0.90; Cruz et al. ).…”

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“…The Arabic version of the scale was culturally adapted and tested for validity and reliability among Saudi nurses by Cruz et al. (). The Arabic version had excellent content and construct validity, as well as acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.88) and stability reliability (ICC = 0.90; Cruz et al.…”

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Nurses’ perceived spiritual climate of a hospital in Saudi Arabia

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Alquwez

Albaqawi

et al. 2018

International Nursing Review

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Aim This study investigated the spiritual climate of a hospital in Saudi Arabia as perceived by nurses. Background A spiritually conducive environment improves patient, nurse and organizational outcomes. Despite being important, no studies have investigated this area in the Muslim‐dominated Middle Eastern countries. Introduction A snapshot on the degree of spiritual climate perception may provide insight into the aspects that may need improvement and may become basis for the creation of health and nursing policies directed towards creating a spiritually‐accepting and respecting clinical workplace. Method A sample of 219 nurses employed in a 500‐bed capacity hospital in Saudi Arabia was included in this cross‐sectional study utilizing the spiritual climate scale. Results The nurses perceived their hospital's spiritual climate to be fair. The item ‘I am encouraged to express spirituality in this clinical area’ received the lowest mean, whereas the item ‘My spiritual views are respected in this clinical area’ received the highest mean. Being Saudi, having less total experience as a nurse, and having greater total experience as a nurse in Saudi Arabia and in the present hospital positively influenced the perception of the spiritual climate among nurses. Conclusion The findings stress the need to improve the spiritual climate in the hospital. Implications for nursing and nursing policy Hospitals are recommended to create policies to implement interventions geared towards creating a spiritually‐friendly environment. Hospitals are encouraged to create a safe place where nurses can freely express their spirituality regardless of preference or religious denomination. Spiritual education may be provided by hospitals as part of continuing education. Managers may also focus on the existential spirituality of nurses, especially for spiritually‐sensitive environments such as Saudi Arabia.

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Religiosity, Spirituality and Work: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Directions

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Psychometric assessment of the Spiritual Climate Scale Arabic version for nurses in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 14 publications

References 29 publications

Relationship between burnout and intention to leave amongst clinical nurses: The role of spiritual climate

Relationship between burnout and intention to leave amongst clinical nurses: The role of spiritual climate

Nurses’ perceived spiritual climate of a hospital in Saudi Arabia

Religiosity, Spirituality and Work: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Directions

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