Factors that Related to Spiritual Needs in Patients with Depression

• Main Authors: Chia-Yu Tsai, 蔡佳育
• Other Authors: Chia-Chan Kao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/2hm3m5

碩士 === 義守大學 === 護理學系 === 106 === Objectives: Spiritual needs enhance one''s inner peace, Life satisfaction, treatment compliance, and positive health outcomes. However, few literatures targeted spiritual needs of patients with depression in Taiwan. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationships among family function, demographics, clinical factors and spiritual needs of patients with depression in Taiwan. Methods: Across-sectional survey was conducted at psychiatric clinics of a district and teaching hospital in southern Taiwan. A to total of 202 particpants completed a package of questionnaires. Insrtruments for the study included the Chinese version of Spiritual Interests Related Illness Tool, the Taiwanese Depression Scale, the Familay APGAR Index, and a personal profile. Data collection was colleted form April to October, 2017. Results: Participants reported their spiritual needs achieving at a moderate level across the five dimensions. Gender, marital status, religious beliefs, familay function, depression level, and suicide attempt were predictors of the specific dimensions on spiritual needs, which accounted for 6.5% to 17.5% variance of each spiritual needs dimensions each. Religious beliefs(beta=.12) was the predictors of “related to belif/religion”. Familay functional (beta=.16) was the predictors of “positive attitudes towards life”. Familay functional (beta=.17), suicide attempt(beta=-.21), gender(femle)(beta=.22) was the predictors of “love to /form others”. Familay functional(beta=.17), suicide attempt(beta=-.15) and gender(femle; beta=.22) were the predictors of “seeking for the meaning”. Familay functional(beta=.30) and suicide attempt(beta=-.20) were the predictors of “peaceful mind”. Conclusions: This preliminary study made a significant contribution to the literature on spiritual care in patients with depression. Enhancing family function, reducing depressive symptoms, and preventing suicide behavior would be beneficil to spirituality.