The effect of spiritual care based on GHALBE SALIM model on spiritual experience in patients with coronary artery disease

Patients، who have experienced a heart attack، indicate the dominant role of spirituality in passing this stressful and dangerous event. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of spiritual care based on GHALBE SALIM model on spiritual experience in patients with coronary artery disease.

This is a clinical-trial study that done on 60 CAD patients in Baqyatallah hospital coronary care unit in 2013. Samples were chosen with base on target method sampling and had been studied randomly in two intervention and control groups. Spiritual care program based on GHALBE SALIM model performed from hospitalization until discharge in unit for intervention group. Daily spiritual experiences scale، before and two months later was completed in both groups. Data of research with descriptive statistics (mean، standard deviation، and frequency) and inferential statistics (chi-square، paired and independent t، ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient) and using with SPSS software version 18 were analyzed.

The total score of spiritual experiences after the intervention groups compared with the control group did differ significantly (p<0. 001).

Spiritual care based on GHALBE SALIM model، enhanced the spiritual experience of patients. As a result، the achievement of peace and freedom from stress and psychological adjustment to the disease and indirectly helps to the current treatment status and health.