Context: The objective of the present review was to collect published Spiritual needs questionnaires and to present a clear image of the research condition of this domain. Evidence Acquisition: First, an electronic search was conducted with no limits on time span (until June 2015) or language in the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Ovid, ProQuest and Google Scholar. All derivations of the keywords religion and Spiritual alongside need and its synonyms were included in the search. Researches that introduced new tools was then selected and included in the study. Due to the limited quantity of questionnaires in this domain and with no consideration given to the existence or lack of exact standardization information, all of the questionnaires were included in the final report. Results: Eight questionnaires were found: patients Spiritual needs assessment scale (PSNAS), Spiritual needs inventory (SNI), Spiritual interests related to illness tool (SpIRIT), Spiritual needs questionnaire (SpNQ), Spiritual needs assessment for patients (SNAP), Spiritual needs scale (SNS), Spiritual care needs inventory (SCNI), and Spiritual needs questionnaire for palliative care. Conclusions: These questionnaires have been designed from a limited medical perspective and often involve cultural concepts which complicate their cross-cultural applicability.

patients undergoing hemodialysis often face physical, emotional, and psychological challenges that can downgrade their quality of life. However, their Spiritual needs are frequently overlooked. On the other hand, Spiritual care can improve mental health in these patients, reduce distress, and enhance resilience. By integrating Spiritual care into routine care, it is possible to improve treatment outcomes and overall well-being of patients, and support their comprehensive recovery. This article presents the authors’ views on the importance of Spiritual care for patients undergoing hemodialysis, drawing on the available evidence.

BACKGROUND: Spiritual needs are among an individual’s essential needs in all places and times. With his physical and Spiritual dimensions and the mutual effect of these two dimensions, human has Spiritual needs as well. These needs are an intrinsic need throughout the life; therefore, they will remain as a major element of holistic nursing care. One of the greatest challenges for nurses is to satisfy the patients’ Spiritual needs.METHODS: This is a qualitative study with hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Data were collected from 16 patients hospitalized in internal medicine-surgery wards and 6 nurses in the respective wards. Data were generated by open-ended interview and analyzed using Diekelmann’s seven-stage method. Rigorousness of findings was confirmed by use of this method as well as team interpretation, and referring to the text and participants.RESULTS: In final interpretation of the findings, totally 10 sub-themes, three themes including formation of mutual relation with patient, encouraging the patient, and providing the necessary conditions for patient’s connection with God, and one constitutive pattern, namely Spiritual need of hospitalized patients.CONCLUSIONS: Spiritual needs are those needs whose satisfaction causes the person’s Spiritual growth and make the person a social, hopeful individual who always thanks God. They include the need for communication with others, communication with God, and being hopeful. In this study, the three obtained themes are the Spiritual needs whose satisfaction is possible in nursing system. Considering these Spiritual aspects accelerates patient’s treatment.