Evaluation of nurses’ perception of spirituality and spiritual care of parents in neonatal intensive care units in Iran: a national study
Overall, NICU nurses are inclined toward spirituality. They believe in the significance of providing spiritual care. Spiritual care is not associated with a particular religion. Nurses are interested in providing this care by receiving adequate training, focusing on the spiritual needs of parents. This study indicated important results for health policy makers, suggesting the necessity of providing spiritual care training to NICU nurses.
Authors
- Haydeh Heidari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-8789)
- Narges Sadeghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3580-0326)
- Mohammad Heidarzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4159-8294)
- Maryam Moghimian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8589-2279)
Institutions
- Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (IR)
- Zahedan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Islamic Azad University of Najafabad (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nursing
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03680-y
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00