Development and Validation of the Spiritual Care Needs Inventory for Acute Care Hospital Patients in Taiwan

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 590-606

  Wu, Li Fen ^a   Koo, Malcolm ^b,c   Liao, Yu Chen ^d   Chen, Yuh Min ^e   Yeh, Dah Cherng ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Buddhist Dalin Tzuchi Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute disease; hospital patient relations; patient; spirituality validation studies

Indexed keywords

EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

CRITICAL CARE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84994184211     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773815579609     Document Type: Article

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