Relationship between nurses’ spiritual intelligence with hardiness and general health

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Fatemeh Akbarizadeh1,*, Fariborz Bagheri2, Hamid Reza Hatami3, Abdollah Hajivandi4
1Mental Health Unit, Bushehr University of Medical Science, Bushehr, Iran
2Dept. of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Campus, Tehran, Iran
3Dept. of Psychology, Imam Hussein University, Tehran, Iran
4Dept. of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Science, Bushehr, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Fatemeh Akbarizadeh, Mental Health Unit, Bushehr University of Medical Science, Bushehr, Iran, Tel: +98 9173736280 Email: [email protected]

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 15, issue 6; e78899
Published online:Mar 19, 2012
Article type:Research Article
Received:Apr 09, 2011
Accepted:Sep 13, 2011
How to Cite:Akbarizadeh F, Bagheri F, Hatami HR, Hajivandi A. Relationship between nurses’ spiritual intelligence with hardiness and general health. J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2012;15(6):e78899. doi:

Abstract

Background: Nursing is one of the stressful jobs that affect nurse's general health. The aim of this study was assessment relationship between Spiritual intelligence, Hardiness and General health among nurses in the hospital of Bushehr in 1388. 

Methods: Cross- sectional study designed and 125 nurses who have been working in different wards of the hospital enrolled in the study. Data was collected using Spiritual intelligence, Hardiness, General health and characteristics demographic questionnaires. Correlation, t-test, ANOVA, Tukey and regression analysis was applied using SPSS-16 soft ware. 

Results: The results showed there was significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and hardiness (P<0.005), spiritual intelligence and General health (P<0.005), hardiness and General health (P<0.001). Among the demographic characteristics including age, gender, working section, marital status, job experiences, and education only working section showed significantly correlated with patience (P<0.005).

Conclusion: Improvement of spiritual intelligence and reinforcement of hardiness could help to increase the general health of nurses.

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