The Effect of Spiritual Self-care Training on the Resilience of Nurses Working in the Special Care units of Ziaian Hospital in Tehran in 2020

Introduction: Nurses experience many psychological problems during the outbreak of Covid-19. Considering that spirituality as a strong base can be a strong factor in controlling stressful situations. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of spiritual self-care training on resilience of nurses working in intensive care units facing patients with Covid-19 in Ziaeian Hospital in Tehran. Methods: This experimental study was performed on 64 nurses working in intensive care units facing patients with Covid 19 in Ziaeian Hospital in Tehran in 2021. The samples were first selected by the full number method and then by non-random allocation (based on coin toss), after obtaining informed written consent from both groups, including the test (32 people) and the control (32 people). The experimental group received a training program based on spiritual care in 6 sessions of 45 minutes on a daily basis. Data were collected using demographic, resilience and distress tolerance questionnaires and entered in SPSS.25 software, then using independent t-test, paired t-test and chi-square at the significant level of P<0.05 was analyzed. Results: The level of resilience before and after the intervention in the test and control groups was 48.0±5.28, 46.44±6.05 respectively, which was not statistically significant (P=0.297). But after the intervention, the average flexibility was 74.65±3.35, 49.38±6.49 respectively, which had a statistically significant difference (P<0.0001). Conclusion: According to the obtained results, it is suggested that the necessary conditions for nurses to participate in spiritual activities be provided, which can be effective in improving the psychological status of nurses and provide better services to patients.