The spirituality index of well-being: A new instrument for health-related quality-of-life research

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 499-503

  Daaleman, Timothy P ^a   Frey, Bruce B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Measurement; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Spirituality; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

GENERAL WELL BEING SCALE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUAL WELL BEING SCALE; SPIRITUALITY INDEX OF WELL BEING; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; ZUNG DEPRESSION SCALE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KANSAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 7044222570     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.89     Document Type: Review

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