Predicting hope to be alive using spiritual experiences in burn patients

Abstract

Background: What studies have shown is that people's spiritual experience can play a prominent rolein people's health. The importance of experiences such as spirituality and hope to be alive makes it necessary to examine the relationship between them. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictability of life expectancy using spiritual experiences in burn patients.

Methods: This study was an analytical study and its statistical population included burn patients referred to Velayat hospital in Rasht. Available sampling method was used. Data collection tools were 3 questionnaires including demographic characteristics, Snyder's Hope Life questionnaire and the scale of daily spiritual experiences. In Iran, the reliability of the hope to be alive questionnaire in the study of Baljani et al. And the scale of daily spiritual experiences in Soltani study have been confirmed. The collected data were analyzed by version 24 of SPSS software.

Results: In this study, the results showed a weak but significant correlation (r = 0.16) between hope to be alive and spiritual experiences and about 5% of hope to be alive can be predicted with spiritual experiences and demographic variables. It had a significant predictor, age and burnt limbs had the most predictors.

Conclusion: The results of this study show the importance of paying attention to patients' spiritual experiences as a variable affecting hope to be alive. Therefore, in order to strengthen the positive effects of hope to be alive in nurses 'care programs, items such as support, facilitation and attention to patients' spiritual desires and needs should be considered.