A psychometric evaluation of measures of spirituality validated in culturally diverse palliative care populations

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 604-622

  Selman, Lucy ^a   Siegert, Richard ^a   Harding, Richard ^a   Gysels, Marjolein ^b   Speck, Peter ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

culture; outcome measurement; psychometrics; spirituality; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA BASE; ETHNICITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

CULTURE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 80053570703     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.01.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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