Spirituality Components in the Nurses&#039; Health Monitoring Website

Rasoulzadeh, Nasrin; Abbaszadeh, Abbas

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Rasoulzadeh N, Abbaszadeh A. Spirituality Components in the Nurses' Health Monitoring Website. IJMEHM 2024; 17 (S1) :1-2
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Spirituality Components in the Nurses' Health Monitoring Website

Nasrin Rasoulzadeh ^*

¹, Abbas Abbaszadeh²

1- Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Professor, Medical -Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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A crucial aspect of nurses' professional performance is adherence to ethical principles, which can significantly impact their spiritual health. Strengthening spiritual well-being contributes to improved physical and mental health for individuals and society as a whole. By prioritizing spiritual dimensions such as faith, purpose in life, and moral commitment, individuals can mitigate anxiety and its associated complications. Spiritual aspects of life foster greater tolerance for shortcomings and challenges, facilitating more appropriate interactions with others within society. To effectively monitor the health status of nurses, accurate and readily accessible online health information is essential. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the key spirituality components that should be incorporated into a nurses' health monitoring website. This research was conducted in two stages. The first stage employed a content analysis approach with 25 participants, followed by a Delphi approach involving 51 participants across four rounds. Purposive sampling was utilized, with participants including nurses and other relevant specialists. In the first stage, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and guiding questions related to nurses' health monitoring. In the second stage, a questionnaire with open-ended questions was administered to participants in four rounds. Items achieving consensus from more than 75% of experts were incorporated into the final statements defining the information structure of the health monitoring system. Qualitative data were analyzed using directed content analysis. In the first qualitative stage, analysis of participant statements within the category of "spiritual peace" revealed a primary focus on the stability of health monitoring pillars. Participants identified belief in God and service to humanity as key contributors to establishing inner peace. However, all participants did not initially recognize the necessity of assessing spiritual health within the health monitoring framework. They tended to equate religious behavior with spiritual health, considering it primarily an internal and personal category, likely influenced by the prevailing religious and cultural context. In the second Delphi stage, expert consensus emerged regarding the importance of assessing nurses' spiritual health. While nurses initially may not have explicitly identified the need to assess spiritual health, neglecting this aspect can potentially hinder their ability to identify and address the spiritual needs of their patients. Therefore, it is recommended that the implementation of the health monitoring system incorporate a component for assessing nurses' spiritual health, tailored to the specific cultural context of Iran, enabling users to evaluate their own spiritual well-being.

Keywords: Spiritual health, Health monitoring website, Nurses

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Type of Study: Ethics Congress | Subject: Congress of Ethics
Received: 2025/03/1 | Accepted: 2024/12/23 | Published: 2024/12/23