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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2010, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (9): 832-841.doi: 10.3736/jcim20100906

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The SpREUK-SF10 questionnaire as a rapid measure of spiritual search and religious trust in patients with chronic diseases

Büssing A   

  1. Center of Integrative Medicine; Quality of Live, Spirituality and Coping; University of Witten/Herdecke, 58313 Herdecke, Germany
  • Received:2010-06-09 Accepted:2010-07-12 Online:2010-09-20 Published:2010-09-15

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Background

There is growing evidence that aspects of spirituality have an impact on health. Measures of spirituality must be adapted to the kinds of populations being studied. In order to investigate how patients with chronic diseases living in secular societies view the impact of spirituality on their health and how they cope with illness, the SpREUK questionnaire was developed.
Objective

This paper describes the background and psychometric properties of an assessment tool which might be suited for patients living in secular societies, and summarizes confirmatory findings of patients from Germany.
Design and participants

 Cross-sectional study among 496 patients (mean age 53.5±14.4 years) with chronic diseases (84% chronic pain conditions, 6% cancer, and 10% other). All subjects completed the questionnaires by themselves.
Outcome measures

We intended to develop a short form of the already established SpREUK questionnaire, and tested it with respect to its factorial structure and conceptual validity. Other measures were engagement in spiritual practices (SpREUK-P), life satisfaction (BMLSS), and interpretation of illness (IIQ).
Results

The good psychometric properties of the contextual (disease-related) instrument which differentiates 3 factors were confirmed: (1) Trust (in Higher Guidance/Source) (alpha=0.898), (2) Search (for Support/Access to Spirituality/Religiosity) (alpha=0.844), and (3) Reflection (Positive Interpretation of Disease) (alpha=0.736). Particularly the positive interpretations of disease were moderately associated with Search and Trust, indicating their spiritual connotation.
Conclusion

To assess aspects of spirituality in secular societies which are not biased for or against a particular religious commitment, the SpREUK-SF10 questionnaire appears to be a good choice. Adaptations to other cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

Key words: Spirituality, Religion, Secular societies, Quality of life, Chronic disease, Questionnaire, Validity

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