The relationship between spiritual well-being and demographic characteristic of students of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Background: Spiritual well-being is considered as an important aspect of heath. It plays an important role in the development of health outcomes. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the statues of spiritual well-being of student of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences as the health care providers. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 307 students which selected from Qazvin University of Medical Science by multi-stage sampling in 2019. The data were collected using Ellison and Paloutzian 20-items spiritual well-being questionnaire. The reliability of questionnaire was examined through cronbach's coefficient alpha approach. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and ANOVA. Findings: The results showed that the mean of religious well-being was 36.20±6.84, existential well- being 34.59±5.82 and total spiritual scores were moderate (70.78±11.33). Significant relationships were found between spiritual well-being and field of study (P<0.001), level of study (P=0.004), and housing conditions (P