The effectiveness of spiritual care training on medical students' self-reported competencies: A quasi-experimental study.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of spiritual care training on medical students' self-reported competencies.

Methods: This is a quasi-experimental (controlled and non-randomized) study including 115 Brazilian medical students. Participants were enrolled into 2 groups: fourth-year students ( = 64) who received spiritual care training and sixth-year students ( = 51) who did not receive this training - control group (i.