Date of Completion

2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Mental Health, Spirituality

Abstract

Objectives of the Study: General: The study primarily aimed to determine the perceived effects of spirituality on nursing students’ mental health at the De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute. Specific: Specifically, this study pursued answers to the following questions: 1. What is the socio-demographic profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, religion, and year level? 2. What are the effects of spirituality on mental health as perceived by nursing students? 3. Is there a significant difference in the effects of spirituality on mental health as perceived by nursing students when they are grouped according to age, sex, religion, and year level?

Methodology: A descriptive-non-experimental research design was applied in this study to determine the perceived effects of spirituality on nursing students’ mental health at the De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute and to determine if there is a significant difference in the effects of spirituality on mental health as perceived by nursing students when they are grouped according to age, sex, religion, and year level.

Major Findings: The following results were derived from this study: 1. In terms of age, out of the 595 respondents, 570 or 95.8% were between 18 to 22 years old, and 25 or 4.2% were between 23 to 26 years old. In terms of sex, 151 or 25% were male, and 444 or 75% were female. In terms of religion, 482 or 81.0% were Catholic, 107 or 18.0% were non-Catholic, and 6 or 1.0% had no religion. In terms of year level, 185 or 31.1% were Level I, 181 or 30.4% were Level II, 122 or 20.5% were Level III, and 107 or 18.0% were Level IV. 2. There was an effect of spirituality on mental health as perceived by the respondents in terms of the personal domain with an average mean of 3.15 and a standard deviation of 0.672. The communal domain had an effect on mental health with an average mean of 3.21 and a standard deviation of 0.636. The environmental domain had an effect on mental health with an average mean of 3.24 and a standard deviation of 0.657. Lastly, the transcendental domain had an effect on mental health with an average mean of 3.22 and a standard deviation of 0.700. Overall, the environmental domain had the most effect on the mental health of nursing students. Thus, the four domains of spirituality had an effect on mental health as perceived by the respondents with an overall mean of 3.21 and a standard deviation of 0.611. 3. In terms of the significant differences in the perceived effect of spirituality on mental health as perceived by nursing students when they are grouped according to age, sex, religion, and year level, the results revealed the following: a. There was no significant difference in the perceived effects of spirituality on mental health when grouped according to age as evidenced by obtaining a p-value of 0.272. b. There was a significant difference in the perceived effects of spirituality on mental health when grouped according to sex as evidenced by a p-value of 0.003 wherein females had a higher perception than males with a mean of 3.25 and a standard deviation of 0.583. c. There was a significant difference in the perceived effects of spirituality on mental health when grouped according to religion as evidenced by a p-value of 0.001 wherein both Catholics and Non-Catholics had a higher perception than those without a religion as evidenced by obtaining a mean of 3.18 and 3.35 and a standard deviation of 0.601 and 0.610 respectively. d. There was no significant difference in the perceived effects of spirituality on mental health when grouped according to year level as evidenced by obtaining a p-value of 0.167.

Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, the following conclusions were obtained: 1. The majority of the respondents in this study were within the age range of 18-22 years old, female, Catholic, and Level I students. 2. All domains of spirituality have an effect on mental health as perceived by the respondents. 3. The perceived effects of spirituality on mental health exhibited a significant difference when the respondents were classified according to sex and religion. This means that females had a higher perception than males and that both Catholics and Non-Catholics had a higher perception than those without a religion. However, the perceived effects of spirituality on mental health were found to be insignificant when the respondents were classified according to age and year level since they have the same developmental characteristics and because of the emphasis on spirituality in Lasallian education.

First Advisor

Loida A. Gutierrez, RN, MAN

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