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Sitefane, Sara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5329-0924
Afonso, Ana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8566-1331
Ross, Linda https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3978-5952
Mcsherry, Wilfred https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0932-5875
Rabiais, Isabel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-1171
Caldeira, Sílvia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-2297
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Article History
Received: 2 April 2025
Accepted: 26 August 2025
First Online: 24 December 2025
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Permission was obtained from the University of South Wales to use the on-line short course ‘Spirituality and Spiritual Care’ as the intervention. Also, the Institutional Ethics Committee of Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon approved the study (code nº 278_CES-UCP; 19.07.2023). Participants were thoroughly informed about the study’s purpose and provided signed informed consent. The collected data were categorised, stored, and analysed on the researcher’s computer in an anonymous and confidential format using encryption software. Data processing was conducted in collaboration with the University Biostatistics Reference and Research Support Service of Universidade Católica Portuguesa using the SPSS software licensed from the institution. Clinical trial number: not applicable.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
