Nurses’ Spiritual Intelligence and the Fulfillment of Patients’ Spiritual Needs in an Internal Medicine Ward in Gorontalo, Indonesia

Authors

  • Mili Anugerah Mokoginta Nursing Science Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo, Indonesia
  • Sabirin B. Syukur Nursing Science Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo, Indonesia
  • Muriyati Rokani Nursing Science Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gorontalo, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56338/ijhess.v8i3.11343

Keywords:

Spiritual Intelligence, Spiritual Care, Nursing, Spiritual Needs, Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Spiritual care is an important dimension of holistic nursing, particularly for hospitalized patients facing illness, uncertainty, and changes in daily religious or meaning-making practices. Nurses’ spiritual intelligence may support their ability to recognize and respond to these needs. Objective: To examine the relationship between nurses’ spiritual intelligence and the fulfillment of patients’ spiritual needs in the internal medicine ward of Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboe Regional General Hospital, Gorontalo, Indonesia. Methods: This quantitative correlational study used a cross-sectional design and total sampling. The sample comprised 36 nurses. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test. Results: Eighteen nurses (50.0%) were classified as having high spiritual intelligence. The most frequent category for fulfillment of patients’ spiritual needs was high, reported for 17 respondents (47.2%). The thesis abstract reports a p-value of 0.029. The statistical appendix reports a Pearson chi-square of 11.150 (df = 4, p = 0.025) and a likelihood-ratio p-value of 0.029. Both reported significance values are below 0.05 and indicate an association between the variables. Conclusion: Nurses’ spiritual intelligence was statistically associated with the fulfillment of patients’ spiritual needs in this ward. Regular evaluation, practical training, and stronger integration of spiritual assessment into routine nursing care are warranted. Because the design was cross-sectional and the sample was limited to 36 nurses at one hospital, causal conclusions and broad generalization are not justified.

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Published

2026-07-30

How to Cite

Mili Anugerah Mokoginta, Sabirin B. Syukur, & Muriyati Rokani. (2026). Nurses’ Spiritual Intelligence and the Fulfillment of Patients’ Spiritual Needs in an Internal Medicine Ward in Gorontalo, Indonesia. International Journal of Health, Economics, and Social Sciences (IJHESS), 8(3), 2458~2462. https://doi.org/10.56338/ijhess.v8i3.11343