Spiritual Climate as is Perceived by Greek Clinical Nurses. A Validation study

Abstract

Introduction: Organisational climate generally refers to issues such as information sharing climate, appreciation and recognition, concern for employee well-being, ethics and quality performance. In hospitals, it represents the shared beliefs and values that may affect the quality of care in health care groups and which could be managed to improve the quality of care. Aim: Aim of the study was the translation of the Spiritual climate Scale (SCS) in Greek language and the validation of the scale for the Greek population. Methods: The SCS is an anonymous self-administered questionnaire that contains four, five-point Likert scale, closed questions. The questionnaire was translated into Greek language and then back translated in the English in order to be checked for any inconsistencies. The sample of the study was 275 nurses, working in two public hospital in Athens. Exploratory factor analysis, with principal components analysis was performed for checking the construct validity of the questionnaire. The test-retest reliability and the internal consistency were also examined. Statistical analysis performed by the use of SPSS 25.0. Statistical significance level was set at p=0.05. Results: From the total 275 of the participants 238(86.5%) were women and the mean age was 43.8±8.7. The final Greek version of the questionnaire includes all of the four questions and one factor was exported from the exploratory factor analysis. The Cronbach-α coefficient was 0.902 for the total questionnaire. Conclusions: The SCS is a valid and reliable questionnaire that can be used for assessing spiritual climate in Greek clinical areas.

Spiritual climate in hospitals influences nurses’ professional quality of life

“…Data were obtained through a cross-sectional design using two validated questionnaires and were distributed to three different hospitals with diverse nursing staff in Saudi Arabia. The findings of the study suggest promising The modest overall score of the SC corroborates earlier studies using the same tool in Saudi Arabia (Albaqawi et al, 2019;Cruz, Alquwez, et al, 2018), China (Wu et al, 2020) and Greece (Fradelos & Tzavella, 2020). However, the score in the present study was lower than that in a study conducted in the USA (Doram et al, 2017 prior studies conducted in Saudi Arabia (Albaqawi et al, 2019;Cruz, Alquwez, et al, 2018).…”

“…The modest overall score of the SC corroborates earlier studies using the same tool in Saudi Arabia (Albaqawi et al., 2019; Cruz, Alquwez, et al, 2018), China (Wu et al., 2020) and Greece (Fradelos & Tzavella, 2020). However, the score in the present study was lower than that in a study conducted in the USA (Doram et al., 2017).…”

“…For example, in a study among Greek nurses, a modest SC in their hospital was reported. The same study revealed that the nurses considered their spiritual beliefs are valued in the workplace (Fradelos & Tzavella, 2020). Another study in Saudi Arabia reported that nurses rated SC fairly.…”

A Mixed-Method Study on the Assessment of Factors Influencing Nurses’ Provision of Spiritual Care

“…The aggregate SCIPS score is calculated by adding the replies to each of the 17 elements, with a possible score range of 17 to 68 [19,20]. The Greek translation and adaptation of the scale have been carried out by Fradelos et al (2020) and have satisfactory psychometric qualities [23]. (d) The questionnaire NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) [24], a popular self-report personality trait inventory with 12 items, each on neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, that have been proven to correlate with the five-factor model of personality, was used.…”

“…The original version calculated Cronbach's alpha as 0.863, indicating that it had good psychometric qualities [28]. The scale has been translated and validated to be used for the Greek population [30].…”