Table 4.
Spiritual health scores after spiritual care intervention
|
Dimension
|
Control group (n = 41) |
Experimental group (n = 44) |
t
/Z score
|
P
value
|
| EX | 2.51 ± 0.68 | 2.79 ± 0.75 | –1.811 | 0.074 |
| RS | 2.39 ± 0.59 | 2.40 ± 0.53 | –0.043 | 0.966 |
| RO | 2.81 ± 0.58 | 3.07 ± 0.57 | –2.075 | 0.041a |
| RSG | 2.18 ± 0.42 | 2.65 ± 0.40 | –4.6341 | P < 0.001 |
| Overall spirituality | 3.63 ± 1.71 | 4.68 ± 1.36 | -3.0771 | 0.002a |
a
P < 0.05. EX: Existence; RS: Relationship with self; RO: Relationship with others; RSG: Relationship with something greater.
1
The Mann-Whitney U test.