Research conducted as part of a Masters’ qualification ‘Assessing the frequency of care plan attention to the expressed spiritual or religious needs of.
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Research conducted as part of a Masters’ qualification
‘Assessing the frequency of care plan attention to the expressed spiritual or religious needs of service users in a
Health and Social Care Trust: a descriptive study’
Julia Walsh
November 2011
Introduction
Part One - Questionnaire• A - Demographics• B - Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale• C - Care plans and Mental Health• D - Responsibility for Spiritual CarePart Two - Electronic Records• Demographics• Initial Assessments• Recent Care Plan• Advance StatementResults
Participants
All participants were service users in receipt of an adult mental health service from a health and social care trust, recruited via Care Coordinators and flyers.
Gender
Male 31
Female 40
Total 71
Educational Attainment
Primary School 18
Sec. School GCSE 17
Sec. School 'A' level 6
Coll./Uni. Degree 21
Post Graduate 5
Missing data 4
Total 71
Ethnicity
White British 42
BME 29
Total 71
Religious or Spiritual Group
• Christian 19• Muslim 25• Any Other Religion 3• Spiritual Group 1• Other 1• Not religious 22
Total 71
Comparing demographic information from Questionnaire and from Electronic record
Electronic recordNot Known 25Christian 21Muslim 19Other 4No Religion 2Spiritual Group 0Any other religion 0Total 71
Questionnaire019251221371
Religious/spiritual practice?
From questionnaireYes 43No 28Total 71
From electronic recordsYes 7No 64Total 71
Care Plans with or without reference to
spiritual/religious matters SCPA - no care plan 10SCPA - no mention of spiritual/religious issues17
SCPA - text re spiritual/religious issues 8CPA - no care plan 2CPA - cultural/religious needs prompt – Yes 14CPA - cultural/religious needs prompt – No 9CPA - prompt plus text 9CPA - no mention 2Total 71
Initial Assessments – references to spiritual/religious matters
None Found 52
Initial Assessment - no mention of spiritual/religious
issues 11
Initial Assessment
- text re spiritual/religious issue
8
Total 71
Advance Statement or Directive
None found 62
No mention of
spiritual/religious issues 7
Text re spiritual /religious
Issues 2
Total 71
Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale – 17 statements
I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by arranging a visit by the hospital Chaplain or my own religious leader if requested
I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by showing kindness, concern and cheerfulness when giving care
I believe spirituality is concerned with a need to forgive and a need to be forgiven
I believe spirituality involves only going to Place of Worship (e.g. Church/Mosque)
I believe spirituality is not concerned with a belief and faith in a God or Supreme being
• Agree 53• Uncertain 16• Disagree 2
• Agree 65• Uncertain 4• Disagree 2
• Agree 62• Uncertain 7 • Disagree 2
• Agree 14• Uncertain 5 • Disagree 52
• Agree 20 • Uncertain 22 • Disagree 29
I believe spirituality is about finding meaning in the good and bad events of life
I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by spending time with a service user giving support and reassurance especially in time of need
I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by enabling a service user to find meaning and purpose in their illness
I believe spirituality is about having a sense of hope in life
I believe spirituality is to do with the way one conducts one’s life here and now
• Agree 52 • Uncertain 14• Disagree 5 • Agree 56 • Uncertain 10 • Disagree 3
• Agree 46• Uncertain 17• Disagree 6
• Agree 60• Uncertain 9 • Disagree 0
• Agree 60• Uncertain 7 • Disagree 2
I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by listening to and allowing service users time to discuss and explore their fears, anxieties and troubles
I believe spirituality is a unifying force which enables one to be at peace with oneself and the world
I believe spirituality includes areas such as art, creativity and self expression
I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by having respect for privacy, dignity and religious and cultural beliefs of a service user
I believe spirituality involves personal friendships, relationships
• Agree 58• Uncertain 9 • Disagree 2
• Agree 53 • Uncertain 12 • Disagree 4
• Agree 40 • Uncertain 27 • Disagree 2
• Agree 62 • Uncertain 6 • Disagree 0
• Agree 56 • Uncertain 12• Disagree 2
I believe spirituality does not apply to Atheists or Agnostics
I believe spirituality includes people’s morals
• Agree 18 • Uncertain 23• Disagree 29
• Agree 53• Uncertain 14
• Disagree 3
Care Plans and Spiritual Care – 8 statements
I believe my spirituality should be taken into account in any explanation of my mental well-being
I feel able to talk to my Care Coordinator about my spiritual beliefs and values
My Care Coordinator has talked to me about my spiritual beliefs
My Care Plan contains information about my spiritual needs and strengths
• Agree 53• Uncertain 12 • Disagree 5
• Agree 59• Uncertain 6 • Disagree 5
• Agree 52• Uncertain 8 • Disagree 9
• Agree 23• Uncertain 28 • Disagree 19
I have an Advance Directive with information about my spiritual care wishes should I become too unwell to give directions myself
I would like to understand my present ill-health in terms of spiritual beliefs
My spiritual beliefs are based on religious faith
I have consulted with a spiritual/religious leader about my present ill-health
• Agree 14 • Uncertain 25 • Disagree 30
• Agree 35 • Uncertain 28 • Disagree 8
• Agree 49 • Uncertain 10 • Disagree 12
• Agree 24 • Uncertain 7 • Disagree 40
Religious/Not Religious
Religious 49
Not religious 22
Total 71
Religious(49): Non-Religious(22) - 8 significantly different responses1. Statement 1 (Ba)‘I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by arranging a visit by the hospital
Chaplain or my own religious leader if requested’• Religious respondents are more likely to agree or strongly agree with this statement,
non-religious are more likely to be uncertain.2. Statement 3 (Bc)‘I believe spirituality is concerned with a need to forgive and a need to be forgiven’• Religious respondents are more likely to agree or strongly agree with this statement,
non-religious less likely to strongly agree and more likely to be uncertain or disagree. 3. Statement 5 (Be)‘I believe spirituality is not concerned with a belief and faith in a God or Supreme being’• Religious respondents are much more likely to disagree or strongly disagree with this
statement, non-religious most likely to be uncertain.4. Statement 10 (Bj)‘I believe spirituality is to do with the way one conducts one’s life here and now’• Religious respondents are more likely to agree or strongly agree with this statement,
non-religious less likely to strongly agree and more likely to be uncertain or disagree.
5. Statement 18 (Ca)‘I believe my spirituality should be taken into account in any explanation of my
mental well-being’• Religious respondents are much more likely to agree or strongly agree
with this statement, non-religious more likely to be uncertain or disagree.6. Statement 21 (Cd)‘My Care Plan contains information about my spiritual needs and strengths’Religious respondents were more likely to agree, strongly agree or be
uncertain about this statement, non-religious more likely to disagree.7. Statement 24 (Cg)‘My spiritual beliefs are based on religious faith’• Religious respondents are much more likely to agree or strongly agree
with this statement, non-religious to disagree or strongly disagree.8. Statement 25 (Ch)‘I have consulted with a spiritual/religious leader about my present ill-health’• Religious respondents were more likely to agree and strongly agree with
this statement, non-religious to disagree or strongly disagree.
Muslim/Christian
Christian 19
Muslim 25
Total 44
Data removed 27
Total 71
Muslim(25): Christian(19) - 5 significantly different responses1. Statement 1 (Ba)‘I believe Care Coordinators can provide spiritual care by arranging a visit by the hospital Chaplain or
my own religious leader if requested’ • The Muslim group were more uncertain about Care Coordinators ability to arrange a religious
visit. 2. Statement 4 (Bd)‘I believe spirituality involves only going to a Place of Worship (e.g. Church/Mosque)’• Christian respondents were more likely to strongly disagree; Muslim respondents more likely to
disagree or be uncertain.3.Statement 13 (Bm)‘I believe spirituality includes areas such as art, creativity and self expression’ • Muslim respondents were much more uncertain about this broader ‘existential’ definition of
spirituality, Christians were more likely to agree and strongly agree.4. Statement 15 (Bo)‘I believe spirituality involves personal friendships, relationships’• Muslim respondents were more uncertain about whether spirituality involved relationships. All the
Christian respondents agreed or agreed strongly with the statement. 5. Part D (D9) – Who do you believe should be responsible for providing Spiritual Care?‘Should a combination of all be responsible for providing Spiritual Care?’• Christian respondents were more likely to say ‘Yes’ to this question (1=’Yes’, 2=’No’).
White British(42): BME(29) - 6 significantly different responses1. Statement 3 (Bc)‘I believe spirituality is concerned with a need to forgive and a need to
be forgiven’• White British respondents are more likely to agree with the
statement, BME respondents are more likely to strongly agree.2. Statement 4 (Bd)‘I believe spirituality involves only going to a Place of Worship (e.g.
Church/Mosque’• White British respondents are more likely to disagree and strongly
disagree with this statement, BME respondents are more likely to be uncertain or disagree.
3. Statement 13 (Bm)‘I believe spirituality includes areas such as art, creativity and self
expression’• White British respondents are more likely to agree or agree strongly
with this statement, BME respondents more likely to be uncertain.
4. Statement 16 (Bp)‘I believe spirituality does not apply to Atheists or Agnostics’• White British respondents are more likely to disagree with this
statement; BME respondents are more likely to be uncertain.5. Statement 24 (Cg)‘My spiritual beliefs are based on religious faith’• White British respondents are more likely to be uncertain or
disagree with this statement; BME respondents are more likely to agree or strongly agree.
6. Statement 29 (D4) Who do you believe should be responsible for providing Spiritual Care?
‘Should Service Users be responsible for providing Spiritual Care?’
• White British respondents are more likely to agree that Service Users should be responsible for providing spiritual care; BME respondents more likely to disagree.
Male (31): Female(40) - 2 significantly different responses1. Statement 23 (Cf)‘I would like to understand my present ill-health in terms of
spiritual beliefs’• Women are more likely to agree and strongly agree with
this statement; men are more likely to disagree.2. Statement 31 (D6) Who do you believe should be
responsible for providing Spiritual Care?‘Should Service User’s Family and Friends be responsible
for providing Spiritual Care?’• Women are more likely to agree with this statement; men
more likely to disagree.
Summary of findings
• Participants think about and define ‘spirituality’ in different ways
• Participants were most likely to agree about the importance of ‘spiritual care’
• The area of most disagreement was whether ‘spirituality’ was a religious concept
• Care Coordinators do not routinely include any exploration of ‘spirituality’ in assessments or care plans
• Care Coordinators have not checked information held in ‘demographics’ for accuracy
Some recommendations
• Organisational agreement of what ‘spirituality’ and ‘spiritual care’ means
• Guidance for staff to be available at induction and included in the training for Care Coordinators
• Audit of demographic information on religion• More discussion about what spirituality means
for the non-religious• Clarity about how their spiritual needs/strengths
are assessed and documented in care plans
‘One size does not fit all’
• This research provides further evidence of the lack of attention paid to service users’ spiritual and religious needs
• Training needs are highlighted in this research
• Training, as in ‘cultural capability’ model, must include examining the attitudes, beliefs and values of staff
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