Psychometric Properties of the Serenity Scale

Kruse, Barbara G.; Heinemann, D; Moody, Louise; Beckstead, Jason W.; Conley, Cid

doi:10.1097/00129191-200511000-00014

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“…This finding is consistent with previous international studies. For example, Kruse et al . claimed that the serene person is the person who has the ability to cope with life by accepting situations that he/she knows he/she cannot change.…”

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Achieving peace and harmony in life: Thai Buddhists living with HIV/AIDS

Balthip

Petchruschatachart

Piriyakoontorn

et al. 2013

Int J of Nursing Practice

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This study aimed to reveal the process of achieving peace and harmony in life by Thai Buddhists living with HIV/AIDS in Southern Thailand. Data were gathered from 28 Thai Buddhist participants aged 18 years or older, who had lived with HIV/AIDS for 5 years or more. Purposive, snowball and theoretical sampling techniques were used to recruit the participants. Data collection, using in‐depth interviews, was carried out over a 7 month period between 2011 and 2012. Grounded theory was used to guide the process of data analysis. Two categories emerged to describe the core category ‘Achieving Peace and Harmony in life’: (i) understanding and accepting that nothing is permanent and (ii) living life with contentment. Findings are valuable for health professionals in enhancing peace and harmony for their patients.

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Achieving peace and harmony in life: Thai Buddhists living with HIV/AIDS

Balthip

Petchruschatachart

Piriyakoontorn

et al. 2013

Int J of Nursing Practice

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“…This finding may be due to the fact that the measure of peacefulness was an analogue scale whose properties had not been previously tested, whereas the Serenity Scale has been validated multiple times with different populations, including older adults. 19,36 The Serenity Scale addresses thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Previous studies of serenity indicated that achieving it requires a conscious and deliberate action geared toward attempting to change negative situations while at the same time accepting situations that cannot be changed.…”

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“…Cronbach`s alpha coefficient is .72 for the total scale and .75 for the cognitive subscale. 19 The cognitive subscale is used in this study because it was found to have a significant positive correlation to the Serenity Scale also used in this study. It was also more practical to use with hospice patients because it shortened the instrument by 34 items.…”

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Spirituality and Coping at the End of Life

Kruse

Ruder

Martin

2007

Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing

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v Spiritual issues surface as people face death.Spiritual care is the core of care for the dying. Nurses are mandated to provide spiritual care, yet little is known about the impact of spirituality on the ability to cope at the end of life. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine relationships between spirituality and coping at end of life. Adults (n = 60) enrolled in hospice between ages 30 and 90 completed the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-being Scale, the Serenity Scale, and the Cognitive Coping Scale as measures of coping. Overall physical health, the importance of religion or God, level of comfort, and level of peacefulness were measured on analogue scales of 1 to 10. Significant correlations (P G .01) were found between spirituality and importance of religion (r = .573), serenity (r = .556), peacefulness (r = .540), comfort (r = .399), and cognitive coping (r = .333). Significant correlations with the meaning/ peace subscale were peacefulness (r = .534), serenity (r = .462), and comfort (r = .359). The faith/religion subscale correlations were importance of religion (r = .682), peacefulness (r = .423), cognitive coping (r = .410), serenity (r = .408), and comfort (r = .353). Linear regression indicated that spirituality is a predictor of peacefulness (r 2 = .279) at end of life. Seventy-three percent of patients reported that illness had strengthened their spiritual lives and increased religious practices, yet most reported low levels of comfort and peace. Implications for practice are that interventions must focus on broader spiritual issues by finding ways to achieve peacefulness and comfort and assist in finding meaning as death approaches.coping end of life peacefulness religion serenity spirituality v BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE B eing spiritual is part of being human because it forms the root of one`s identity and gives life meaning. 1 Spirituality means different things to different people. For the purposes of this investigation, spirituality is defined as a unique experience that is a person`s sense of peace and purpose or expression of a greater meaning and context. Spirituality is part of one`s caring for self,

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“…Roberts and Aspy noted that the Serenity Scale was still too long for some participants and that education (i.e., vocabulary and reading ability) was a concern. A subsequent study by Kruse, Heinermann, Moody, Beckstead, and Conley (2005) examined psychometric properties of the 40-item Serenity Scale in a population of older male and female hospital volunteer workers. In this study, the investigators found that the Serenity Scale was internally consistent and reliable (Cronbach's alpha = .93); however, the subscales were not found to be stable.…”

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