TABLE 4 Results of multiple linear regression analysis of associated factors of spiritual care competence (n = 326)

Constant

51.463

11.656

4.415

0**

28.527

74.4

Gender

−3.355

4.024

−0.044

−0.834

0.405

−11.274

4.563

Age

−3.516

1.876

−0.158

−1.874

0.062

−7.208

0.176

Religion

−4.637

3.634

−0.066

−1.276

0.203

−11.787

2.514

Education

0.066

2.192

0.002

0.03

0.976

−4.248

4.379

Marital status

0.563

2.127

0.017

0.265

0.792

−3.623

4.749

Working experience in years

0.135

1.108

0.012

0.122

0.903

−2.046

2.316

Nursing clinical ladder

0.104

1.773

0.005

0.059

0.953

−3.384

3.592

Oncology internal

3.477

1.991

0.105

1.746

0.082

−0.441

7.395

Oncology surgical

5.983

2.092

0.172

2.86

0.005*

1.867

10.1

Have been trained on spiritual care.

12.286

2.212

0.29

5.555

0**

7.934

16.638

Have been participated in patients’ death care

1.632

2.104

0.043

0.776

0.439

−2.508

5.772

Have been participated in family or friends’ death care

1.22

1.811

0.038

0.673

0.501

−2.344

4.783

Have some family or friends who is/was cancer patient

0.784

1.735

0.024

0.452

0.652

−2.631

4.199

Fear of death

−0.104

0.224

−0.031

−0.463

0.644

−0.545

0.337

Death avoidance

0.436

0.296

0.102

1.475

0.141

−0.146

1.019

Neutral acceptance

0.126

0.281

0.024

0.449

0.654

−0.427

0.68

Approach acceptance

0.777

0.187

0.321

4.154

0**

0.409

1.145

Escape acceptance

−0.632

0.284

−0.161

−2.222

0.027*

−1.191

−0.072