Determining the Spiritual Care Needs of Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheterization: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study in Turkey

TL;DR

This study explores the spiritual care needs of patients with urinary catheters in Turkey, finding that these needs vary by gender, age, and catheter duration.

Contribution

The study identifies specific spiritual care needs in catheterized patients and highlights demographic and clinical factors influencing these needs.

Findings

Patients with indwelling urinary catheters have higher-than-average spiritual care needs.

Spiritual care needs differ significantly between men and women.

Older patients and those with long-term catheters have higher spiritual care needs.

Abstract

This study was undertaken to ascertain the spiritual care requirements of patients undergoing indwelling urinary catheterization. Identifying the spiritual care needs of patients with indwelling urinary catheterization is crucial for fortifying their resilience and fostering positive health behaviors. Furthermore, it proves pivotal in devising customized nursing interventions. A descriptive cross-sectional study involving 122 participants (50 female, 72 male) undergoing indwelling urinary catheterization within the inpatient clinics of a state hospital in Turkey was conducted. Data were meticulously gathered through a participant information form and the Spiritual Care Needs Scale. The subsequent analysis employed the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests, facilitated by the SPSS 22.0 program. This study adhered to the STROBE recommendations in reporting. The findings indicated that individuals with indwelling urinary catheters exhibit spiritual care needs exceeding the norm, with heightened scores in subdimensions such as meaning and hope, caring, and respect. A statistically significant positive association was identified, revealing a difference in spiritual care needs between women and men. Similarly, a positive association, statistically significant, was observed in the spiritual care needs of patients aged 72–98 compared to those aged 41–71. Furthermore, a positive and statistically significant difference surfaced in the spiritual care needs of patients with long-term indwelling urinary catheters as opposed to those with medium and short-term urinary catheters. Therefore, it is imperative to consider the spiritual care needs of patients undergoing indwelling urinary catheterization.