Human Development Index and its association with staff spiritual care provision: a Middle Eastern oncology study.
Bar-Sela GilMichael J SchultzKarima ElshamyMaryam RassouliEran Ben-AryeMyrna DoumitNahla GaferAlaa AlbashayrehIbtisam GhrayebIbrahim TurkerGulcin OzalpSultan KavRasha FahmiSophia NestorosHasanein GhaliLayth Mula-HussainIlana ShazarRana ObeidatRehana PunjwaniMohamad KhleifGulbeyaz CanGonca TuncelHaris CharalambousSafa FarajNeophyta KeoppiMazin Al-JadirySergey PostovskyMa'an Al-OmariSamaher RazzaqHani AyyashKhaled KhaderRejin KebudiSuha OmranOsaid RasheedMohammed QadireAhmet OzetMichael SilbermannPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
A country's development level is a key factor influencing attitudes toward spiritual care and its actual provision. Respondents from lower ranking HDI countries proved relatively more likely to provide spiritual care and to have positive attitudes toward praying with patients. In contrast, respondents from countries with higher HDI levels had relatively more positive attitudes toward spiritual care interventions that involved gathering information applicable to patient care.