Spiritual Intelligence Profile in Peruvian Health Sciences Students

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.565581
Keywords: Intelligence, Spirituality, Awareness, Health students

Abstract

Introduction: Health science students have a duty to care for human health; therefore, it is necessary to ensure a humanistic education based on the development and cultivation of Spiritual Intelligence.
Objective: To know the Spiritual Intelligence profile and its associated factors in Peruvian health science students.
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted, including 418 randomly selected students from nursing, medicine, dentistry, obstetrics, and pharmacy programs. A virtual survey was used to collect socio-educational and religious-spiritual variables. The profile of Spiritual Intelligence was assessed using the Spiritual Intelligence in Healthcare Practice Scale. Descriptive and multivariate analyses were performed using generalized linear models of the Poisson family to evaluate certain factors associated with a healthy profile of Spiritual Intelligence.
Results: 21.1% of participants maintain a healthy profile of Spiritual Intelligence; also, in the dimensions of Spiritual Experience in Practice (14.1%), Existential Thinking (18.9%), Transcendental Awareness (15.3%). Considering oneself a spiritual person (RPa = 4.77; 95% CI: 1.98-11.4) and daily prayer practice (RPa = 3.02; 95% CI: 1.54-5.92) and weekly (RPa = 2.30; 95% CI: 1.12-4.72) were associated with a higher healthy profile of Spiritual Intelligence. However, several variables were identified that presented an unadjusted association with a healthy profile of Spiritual Intelligence.
Conclusions: The proportion of health science students with a healthy profile of Spiritual Intelligence is low; there are certain modifiable associated factors that could enhance Spiritual Intelligence.

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Author Biographies

Edgar Hernández Huaripaucar, Universidad Nacional “San Luis Gonzaga”

Principal Professor and Researcher with 32 years of university teaching, RENACYT-CONCYTEC Researcher (Peru); Professional Dental Surgeon; Master in Stomatology; Doctor of Public Health; Bachelor of Naturopathic Medicine; Specialist in: Buco-Maxilo-Facial Radiology; Evaluation of professional skills of the Dentist Surgeon, Self-assessment and University Accreditation, and Anatomical Plastination; External evaluator for accreditation purposes of Higher University Education; Member of four national and international academic and scientific associations; Postgraduate Professor at the San Luis Gonzaga National University of Ica (2018-2019); and Former undergraduate teacher at four universities.

Bladimir Becerra-Canales, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga

Doctor en Salud Pública y Docente universitario

Gladys Puza-Mendoza, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga

Magister en Educación y docente universitario

Norma Pastor-Ramírez, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga

Doctora en Gestión Ambiental

Margarita Cordova-Delgado, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga

Doctora en Ciencias de la Salud y docente universitaria

Olga Curro-Urbano, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga

Doctora en Salud Pública y Docente universitario

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Published
01-10-2023
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Hernández Huaripaucar, E. et al. 2023. Spiritual Intelligence Profile in Peruvian Health Sciences Students. Global Nursing. 22, 4 (Oct. 2023), 462–489. DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.565581.
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