Spiritual Well-Being as a Component of Health-Related Quality of Life: The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp)

Bredle, Jason; Salsman, John M.; Debb, Scott M.; Arnold, Ben; Cella, David

doi:10.3390/rel2010077

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“…Also "spiritual well-being" as measured with the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp) [20,21] with its sub-constructs:…”

Section: Methodological Issues: Rgh Is Not Associated With Health-relmentioning

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Reliance on God’s Help Scale as a Measure of Religious Trust—A Summary of Findings

2015

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This paper gives a summary of findings from studies using the five-item Reliance on God's Help (RGH) scale, which was developed a decade ago as an integral part of a comprehensive measure to differentiate between external and internal adaptive coping strategies. It has been used for both healthy and diseased persons. We will summarize data on internal reliability scores and the distribution of mean values for the respective items in the different study samples. Also, we will present a structural equation model (SEM) to confirm the scale's validity. Our analysis shows that the RGH scale is a short, valid, and reliable measure of a person's strong basic trust in God (faith), regardless of what life brings. The items do not address aspects such as well-being, inner peace, or specific moods. Thus, it is important to note that the RGH scale was not per se associated with indicators of well-being or health-related quality of life, indicating distinct dimensions.

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“…Also "spiritual well-being" as measured with the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp) [20,21] with its sub-constructs:…”

Section: Methodological Issues: Rgh Is Not Associated With Health-relmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reliance on God’s Help Scale as a Measure of Religious Trust—A Summary of Findings

2015

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“…The underlying central question is: How can someone"s religiosity/spirituality -before or after an intervention or within the process of illness and recovery -be described as a facet of his or her subjective health? Examples for scales in this area are the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS; [57,33]), the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ; [58,59]), and The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy -Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp; [60,61]). However, if such scales are used as outcome measures for religious/spiritual interventions, their contents have to be discussed very precisely to avoid an overestimation of salutogenetic effects due to tautological reasoning [cf.…”

Section: Relating Measures Of Religiosity/spirituality To Components mentioning

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Measuring Religiosity/Spirituality: Theoretical Differentiations and Categorization of Instruments

2011

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Abstract:There is a multitude of instruments for measuring religiosity/spirituality. Many of these questionnaires are used or even were developed in the context of studies about the connection between religiosity/spirituality and health. Thus, it seems crucial to note that measures can focus on quite different components along a hypothetical path between stressors and health. We present an instructive model which helps to identify these different components and allows the categorization of instruments of religiosity/spirituality according to their primary measurement intention: intensity/centrality, resources, needs, coping, and quality of life/well-being. Furthermore, we point out possibilities as to how religiosity and spirituality can be differentiated. We argue that the distinction between religiosity and spirituality is important in countries with a more secular background where a growing number of people identify themselves as "spiritual, but not religious".

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“…The Cronbach's alpha of the FACIT-Sp was in range of 0.81-0.88. The validity of FACIT-Sp was examined by using concurrent spirituality measures, and moderate to strong correlation was found [41]. The Thai version of FACIT-Sp was translated and validated by Dr. Supalak Khemthong (with permission from Jason Bredle).…”

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“…The questionnaires used in this study were the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Spirituality, Religiousness and Personal Beliefs (WHOQOL-SRPB) [40], the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp) [41], the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) [42], and the 9-THAI [34]. The spirituality was measured by using the WHOQOL-SRPB and the FACIT-Sp.…”

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Associations among Spirituality, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Depression in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: An Exploratory Analysis in Thai Buddhist Patients

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Abstract:There are numerous studies of quality of life (QOL) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients; however, there are a few studies of spirituality and its association with QOL. Previous studies were done focusing on Western cultures; thus, the study of CKD patients in Eastern cultures would reveal interesting insights. This study was conducted to explore the spirituality, QOL, and depression of Thai CKD patients, and the associations between spirituality, QOL, and depression. This cross-sectional descriptive study using structured questionnaires was approved by the Khon Kaen University Ethics Committee in Human Research, Thailand. A total of 63 pre-dialysis CKD stage V patients who visited the kidney diseases clinic as appointed at the outpatient department in a community hospital in northeastern Thailand were recruited. The patients were asked for consent and then interviewed. Spirituality was assessed by using the WHOQOL Spirituality, Religiousness and Personal Beliefs (WHOQOL-SRPB) and the Functional Assessment of OPEN ACCESSReligions 2015, 6 1250Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp). The 9-item Thai Health Status Assessment Instrument (9-THAI) was used to assess QOL. The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was used to evaluate the depression. The study patients had high WHOQOL-SRPB and FACIT-Sp spirituality scores (median = 18.0, and 44.0, respectively). The 9-THAI QOL scores were within the normal range of the Thai general, healthy population (physical health score [PHS]; median = 48.0, mental health score [MHS]; median = 32.0). Based on BDI-II scores, most patients were in the minimal depression group (63.5%). The Spearman rho correlation coefficients (rs) of PHS and WHOQOL-SRPB and FACIT-Sp were moderate with 0.34 for both spirituality measures. Similarly, also the mental health scores (MHS) correlated moderately with WHOQOL-SRPB (rs = 0.46) and FACIT-Sp (rs = 0.37). Depressive symptoms (BDI-II) strongly negatively correlated with WHOQOL-SRPB (rs = −0.58) and FACIT-Sp (rs = −0.55). Overall results were consistent with previous studies in Western contexts. Understanding spirituality would lead to the better management of depression and improving patient survival. These significant associations suggest that further research is needed on how provider knowledge of patient spirituality could affect the outcomes for patients both in terms of depression and patient survival.

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Spiritual Well-Being as a Component of Health-Related Quality of Life: The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp)

Cited by 248 publications

References 39 publications

Reliance on God’s Help Scale as a Measure of Religious Trust—A Summary of Findings

Reliance on God’s Help Scale as a Measure of Religious Trust—A Summary of Findings

Measuring Religiosity/Spirituality: Theoretical Differentiations and Categorization of Instruments

Associations among Spirituality, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Depression in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: An Exploratory Analysis in Thai Buddhist Patients

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