RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AND PAIN IN BURN PATIENTS 2016: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Burn is one of the most painful injuries that can be experienced by the human
being. Despite the fact that spiritual well-being plays an important role in the reduction of pain, the
relationship is not well studied in burn patients.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study is conducted to evaluate the relationships between
spiritual well-being and pain in hospitalized burn patients. A total of 84 patients, who were hospitalized
at the Imam Khomeini Hospital of Urmia selected as the sample for the study. To assess study variables,
patients completed self- report measures: The Spiritual Well-Being Scale and Visual Analogue Scale
(VAS). Additionally, demographic data gathered by a self-constructed questionnaire. At the morning of
next day, intensity and quality of procedural pain assessed at bathing and dressing change time.
Results: the results showed a significant and inverse relationship between the spiritual health and pain
intensity (r =- 0.522 p < 0.0001).Regarding the demographic variables associated with spiritual health,
data showed a statistically significant relationship between spiritual health and living environment with
marital condition (p < 0.001) and education level of participants (p = 0.004). There was a significant
correlation between education level, depth and level of pain intensity (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: according to the study, improve dimension of spiritual health as the influential factor in
reducing the pain of burn patients and provide care based on culture are necessary