Exploratory factor analysis of the 12-item functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-spiritual well-being scale in people newly diagnosed with advanced cancer

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 404-420

  Bai, Mei ^a   Dixon, Jane K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84924175647     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.22.3.404     Document Type: Article

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