Instruments measuring spirituality in clinical research: A systematic review

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1345-1357

  Monod, Stéfanie ^a   Brennan, Mark ^b   Rochat, Etienne ^a   Martin, Estelle ^a   Rochat, Stéphane ^a   Büla, Christophe J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

spiritual assessment; spiritual intervention; spiritual needs; spiritual well being; spirituality

Indexed keywords

BELIEF AND VALUES SCALE; BRIEF MULTIDIMENSIONAL MEASURE RELIGIOUSNESS AND SPIRITUALITY; BRIEF PICTORIAL INSTRUMENT FOR ASSESSING SPIRITUALITY; CITATION ANALYSIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTENT VALIDITY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE SCALE; EXPRESSION OF SPIRITUALITY INVENTORY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY SPIRITUAL WELL BEING SCALE; HIGHER POWER RELATIONSHIP SCALE; HUMAN; INDEX OF CORE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRINSIC SPIRITUALITY SCALE; IRONSON WOODS SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOUSNESS; JAREL SPIRITUAL WELL BEING SCALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL MEASURE OF RELIGIOUSNESS AND SPIRITUALITY; ORIENTATION TOWARD RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY INDEX; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; ROYAL FREE INTERVIEW FOR RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL BELIEF; SPIRITUAL BELIEF QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIRITUAL CARE; SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE INDEX; SPIRITUAL HEALTH INVENTORY; SPIRITUAL INTEREST RELATED TO ILLNESS TOOL; SPIRITUAL INVOLVEMENT AND BELIEF SCALE; SPIRITUAL NEED INVENTORY; SPIRITUAL NEED QUESTIONAIRE; SPIRITUAL NEED SCALE; SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE SCALE; SPIRITUAL STRATEGY SCALE; SPIRITUAL SUPPORT SCALE; SPIRITUAL TRANSCENDENCE INDEX; SPIRITUAL TRANSCENDENCE SCALE; SPIRITUAL WELL BEING SCALE; SPIRITUALITY AND SPIRITUAL CARE RATING SCALE; SPIRITUALITY ASSESSMENT SCALE; SPIRITUALITY INDEX OF WELL BEING; SPIRITUALITY SCALE; SPIRITUALITY SELF RATING SCALE; SYSTEM OF BELIEF INVENTORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80755139717     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1769-7     Document Type: Review

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