The relationship between perceived stress and spiritual intelligence in special care nurses

Akram Shahrokhi; nooshin elikaei; Leili Yekefallah; Ameneh Barikani

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

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The relationship between perceived stress and spiritual intelligence in special care nurses

Author(s):

Akram Shahrokhi¹,

nooshin elikaei^2,*,

Leili Yekefallah¹,

Ameneh Barikani³

1Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

2School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

3Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 22, issue 3; 40-49

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Akram Shahrokhinooshin elikaeiLeili YekefallahAmeneh BarikaniThe relationship between perceived stress and spiritual intelligence in special care nurses.J Inflamm Dis.22(3):e156092.

Abstract

Background: Spiritual intelligence as a basis of individual beliefs plays a fundamental role in various areas of human life, especially mental health promotion. Objective: This study investigated the relationship between spiritual intelligence and perceived stress among critical care nurses. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was carried out on 115 nurses who were selected by non-random sampling method in a correlation manner. Data were gathered by using three questionnaires: demographic information, king's spiritual intelligence and Cohen's perceived stress questionnaire and analyzed by linear regression and correlation coefficient analysis. Findings: In this study 13 men and 102 women participated. The mean score of perceived stress (25.7±5.96) and spiritual intelligence score (50.28±14.35) were moderate. There was a reverse and significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and its subscales with perceived stress (r= -0.243 and P= 0.009). The study showed that spiritual intelligence and education level can be considered as predictive variables for perceived stress (P<0.001). Conclusion: Considering the significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and perceived stress and the predictive role of spiritual intelligence, one of the effective strategies in reducing stress can be shifting the attention of nurses towards spiritual intelligence and attempt to promote it.

Keywords

Spirituality

Intelligence

Spiritual intelligence

Critical care

Nurses

Perception

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