Psychometric properties of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well‐being (FACIT‐Sp) in an Arabic‐speaking, predominantly Muslim population

Lazenby, Mark; Khatib, Jamal; Al-Khair, Feda' M Abu; Neamat, Majdoleen

doi:10.1002/pon.2062

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“…A positive association between overall SpWB and QOL remained significant after controlling for demographic and clinical variables 14,[20][21][22]32,34,36,43 with the exception of one study 44 (see Table 3). However, this positive association (ranges from 0.36 to 0.70) was not equal when QOL was broken down into its physical (ranges from 0.22 to 0.54), social (ranges from 0.24 to 0.54), emotional (ranges from 0.27 to 0.58), and functional dimensions (ranges from 0.38 to 0.67).…”

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“…Except for two studies, 11,24 overall SpWB revealed the lowest magnitude of association with the physical dimension of QOL, whereas the association with the emotional or functional dimensions was stronger. Lazenby and colleagues, in their investigations in Jordan with predominantly Muslim patients, identified an inverse association between overall SpWB and both the emotional 22,23 and physical dimensions of QOL. 23 These findings were not replicated in a recent study with 153 subjects diagnosed with cancer in an Iranian Muslim population.…”

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“…10 More recent studies, however, support a three-factor model that splits Meaning and Peace into separate factors. 11,22,25,29,37 Other instruments used were the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), 7 a single-item linear analog scale assessment of overall spiritual well-being, 16 the geriatric spiritual well-being scale JAREL, 38 the existential well-being subscale of the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire (MQOL), 39 and the Personal Meaning Index subscale of the Reker's Life Attitude Profile-Revised (LAP-R PMI). 40 QOL outcomes were reported as overall QOL (total score or one-item global measure), summated scores of physical health (physical component summary [PCS]) or mental health (mental component summary [MCS]), or were broken down to domains of physical, social, emotional, and functional wellbeing.…”

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“…[16][17][18][19] Setting and sample. Twenty-seven studies were conducted in the United States, two in Australia, 20,21 two in Jordan, 22,23 and one study each in Japan, Iran, Italy, the Netherlands, and Canada. [24][25][26][27][28] Sample size ranged from 44 18 to 8805.…”

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“…29 Thirteen studies conducted in the United States had a significant proportion of subjects that belong to racial, ethnic, or religious minorities. 10,14,15,[20][21][22][23][24][25][30][31][32][33] Eight studies targeted breast, 19,32,34,35 prostate, 30,31 or colorectal cancer patients 15 only. Five studies selected patients within 12 months of diagnosis.…”

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A Systematic Review of Associations between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life at the Scale and Factor Levels in Studies among Patients with Cancer

Bai

Lazenby

2015

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the literature for associations between spiritual well-being and quality of life (QOL) among adults diagnosed with cancer. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in the PubMed and CINAHL databases on descriptive correlational studies that provided bivariate correlations or multivariate associations between spiritual well-being and QOL. A total of 566 citations were identified; 36 studies were included in the final review. Thirty-two studies were cross-sectional and four longitudinal; 27 were from the United States. Sample size ranged from 44 to 8805 patients. Results: A majority of studies reported a positive association (ranges from 0.36 to 0.70) between overall spiritual well-being and QOL, which was not equal among physical, social, emotional, and functional wellbeing. The 16 studies that examined the Meaning/Peace factor and its association with QOL reported a positive association for overall QOL (ranges from 0.49 to 0.70) and for physical (ranges from 0.25 to 0.28) and mental health (ranges from 0.55 to 0.73), and remained significant after controlling for demographic and clinical variables. The Faith factor was not consistently associated with QOL. Conclusions: This review found consistent independent associations between spiritual well-being and QOL at the scale and factor (Meaning/Peace) levels, lending support for integrating Meaning/Peace constituents into assessment of QOL outcomes among people with cancer; more research is needed to verify our findings. The number of studies conducted on spiritual well-being and the attention to its importance globally emphasizes its importance in enhancing patients' QOL in cancer care.

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confidence: 95%

Section: Sample and Ethodological Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sample and Ethodological Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sample and Ethodological Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sample and Ethodological Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review of Associations between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life at the Scale and Factor Levels in Studies among Patients with Cancer

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Lazenby

2015

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Religion/spirituality and health in the context of cancer: Cross‐domain integration, unresolved issues, and future directions

Park

Sherman

Jim

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Cancer

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This article summarizes the findings of 3 previous meta‐analytic reviews presented in this issue that evaluate associations between religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and patient‐reported outcomes across mental, physical, and social health domains. The results are synthesized, caveats in interpreting this set of analyses are discussed, directions are provided for future research, and tentative suggestions are made for clinical applications.

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Relations of meaning in life and sense of coherence to distress in cancer patients: a meta‐analysis

2015

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Objective Cancer patients report high rates of distress. The related constructs of meaning in life (MiL) and sense of coherence (SOC) have long been recognized as important factors in the psychological adjustment to cancer; however, both constructs’ associations with distress have not been quantitatively reviewed or compared in this population. Informed by Park’s integrated meaning-making model and Antonovsky’s salutogenic model, the goals of this meta-analysis were the following: (1) to compare the strength of MiL-distress and SOC-distress associations in cancer patients; and (2) to examine potential moderators of both associations (i.e., age, gender, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disease stage, and time since diagnosis). Methods A literature search was conducted using electronic databases. Overall, 62 records met inclusion criteria. The average MiL-distress and SOC-distress associations were quantified as Pearson’s r correlation coefficients and compared using a one-way ANOVA. Results Both MiL and SOC demonstrated significant, negative associations with distress (r = 0.41, 95% CI: −0.47 to −0.35, k = 44; and r = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.67 to −0.51, k = 18, respectively). Moreover, the MiL-distress association was significantly smaller than the SOC-distress association (Qb = 10.42, df = 1, p < 0.01). Neither association varied by the tested moderators. Conclusions Findings provide support for the clinical relevance of MiL and SOC across demographic and medical subgroups of cancer patients. The strength of the SOC-distress association suggests that incorporating aspects of SOC (e.g., the perceived manageability of life circumstances) into meaning-centered interventions may improve their effectiveness for distressed cancer patients.

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Psychometric properties of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well‐being (FACIT‐Sp) in an Arabic‐speaking, predominantly Muslim population

Cited by 71 publications

References 41 publications

A Systematic Review of Associations between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life at the Scale and Factor Levels in Studies among Patients with Cancer

A Systematic Review of Associations between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life at the Scale and Factor Levels in Studies among Patients with Cancer

Religion/spirituality and health in the context of cancer: Cross‐domain integration, unresolved issues, and future directions

Relations of meaning in life and sense of coherence to distress in cancer patients: a meta‐analysis

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