Spiritual care needs and influencing factors among inflammatory bowel disease patients

Aims: This study aimed to determine the spiritual care needs of individuals diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to examine the relationship with some sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Methods: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with individuals diagnosed with IBD (n=203). Data were collected using the "Descriptive Information Form," "Spiritual Care Needs Inventory," "Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index," and " Harvey-Bradshaw Index." Descriptive statistics, t-test for independent groups, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean total spiritual care need score of the participants was found to be 59.38±20.00. According to the sub-dimensions, the mean score of the "meaning and hope" sub-dimension was 35.56±13.45, and the mean score of the "caring and respecting" sub-dimension was 23.82±8.17. The "meaning and hope" sub-dimension scores of single and employed individuals were significantly higher than those of married and unemployed individuals (p