Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional study. Purposive sampling were conducted in both neonatal and pediatric intensive unit at a medical center in the center Taiwan. The number of 160 participants was recruited when she/he was admitted at above 24 hours in ICU. The measurements are questionnaires include demographic data, spiritual well-being scale, social support and perceived stress scale.
Results: The result revealed that the average score of spirituality was 86.29(SD=13.45), middle level; and existence well-being was higher than religion well-being. The average score of social support was 31.31 (SD=6.4); the highest support was item in who can be with you in the happy hours. The average score of parents’ perceived stress was 24.74; the highest stress was the item in often think of something that has to be accomplished. The spiritual well- being had significantly negative correlation with perceived stress of parents (p<0.05), and positive correlation with social support (p<0.05). The related factors of spiritual well- being were religions, self-perceived health status, children’s diagnosis and perceived stress which variables explained as 37％ of all variation.
Conclusion: The results suggest that the parents’ spiritual well- being related educational program need to be increased in critical care. Nurses can provide opportunities for parents to share their felling and mind state, assisting parents in facing the event with positive attitude, providing parents’ needs and reducing negative emotion and stress. The results will serve as a reference for better quality of care.