Exploring the psychometric properties of the spiritual. I first discussed this assessment approach over 27 years ago friedman, 1982a. The scale was developed to assess the spiritual well being of cancer patients or individuals with other chronic diseases. Spiritual health and life orientation measure shalom spirituality can be described as that which lies at the heart of a person being human. The english version of the multidimensional inventory for. What is quality sp iritual care in health care and how do.
Self measures for spiritual well being spirituality index of. Evaluation of the spiritual wellbeing scale in a sample of college students. In this context, spiritual well being is conceptualised as a twodimensional construct. Selecting the best version of shalom to assess spiritual well. Methods study group all data used in developing the swbs was collected from adults. Spiritual well being as a component of healthrelated quality of life. The shalom tool for assessment of patients spiritual needs. The functional assessment of chronic illness therapy spiritual well being scale facitsp. Original article spiritual wellbeing and minor psychiatric. It provides an overall measure of the perception of spiritual quality of life, as well as subscale scores for religious and existential well being. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in greek population of. The possibilities of using scale scores on both dimensions to categorize individuals into four spiritual types were also explored.
Spiritual wellbeing and mental health in university. Self report measures for love and compassion research. The functional assessment of chronic illness therapy spiritual well being facitsp12 is a 12item questionnaire that measures spiritual well being in people with cancer and other chronic illnesses. Forms, groups to which applicable this scale is offered in one form directed at an adult population e. Spiritual well being scaleswbs is a general indicator of perceived well being which may be used for the.
Spiritual wellbeing is an important issue in health sciences, hence the need for. This study examines the psychometric qualities of the spiritual well being scale. Functional evaluation of treatment of chronic disease. Pdf evaluation of the spiritual wellbeing scale in a. Spiritual well being swb levels from recent studies using the spiritual well being questionnaire spiritual health and lifeorientation measure swbqshalom. Pdf psychometric properties of the persian version of.
As the scale is intended to measure the spiritual wellbeing of adults of all kinds, adulthood was the only criterion required for. The scale consists of 20 items, half of wich adresses a broad, religious conviction centred in an image of god religious well being, while the other half is of an existential, meaningfulness based character existential well. Even the effectiveness of psy chotherapeutical treatment can depend on the match or mis match between a clients religious or spiritual rs beliefs and the type of psychotherapy. Exploratory factor analyses supported the scale s original structure. Many attempts at assessing spirituality and spiritual health well being shwb reported in the literature range from single item measures to one. Paloutzian and ellison 1982 developed a level 1 instrument, the spiritual well being. Spiritual health assessment is carried out using numerous instruments such as the spiritual well being scale swbs ellison 1983, spiritual orientation inventory elkins et al. Ten of the items assesses religious well being and the other 10 assesses existential well being. Self measures for spiritual well being spiritual well being. Validation of the persian version of spiritual wellbeing.
These two items asked the patient to evaluate their amount of religious belief from 1 to 10 1 the lowest, 10 the highest and their amount of social support from 1 to 10 1 the lowest, 10 the highest on a likerttype scale. Practical features this is a paper and pencil scale with approximately 20 items. Several measures of validity were used to determine the extent to which the instrument measured the concept of qol in cancer survivors. Spiritual wellbeing and its relationship with mindfulness. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in greek population. The spiritual well being scale swbs was developed in order to be a tool for selfassess ment of these aspects of general perceived well being. Spiritual wellbeing swb can be an indispensable companion to the concept of spirituality. Daily spiritual experiences scale 1 daily spiritual. How new updated and shortened versions of 3 measures friedman life balance scale, friedman spiritual awakening scale and friedman mini5 factor scale can be used to track change in psychotherapy. The items are constructed in a modified likert scale ranging.
Spiritual well being can be seen as a measure of how good you feel about yourself and how well you relate to those aspects of the world around you, which are important to you. Spiritual well being has emerged as an important aspect of healthrelated quality of life and the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy spiritual well being. Paloutzian and ellison 1982 have developed a spiritual wellbeing scale. The religious well being subscale provides a selfassessment of ones. The 12item spiritual well being scale facitsp12 is the most widely used measure of spiritual well being among those. Scale swb, which is one of the most widely used selfreport instruments. Interfaith coalition on aging 1975 described spiritual well being as the af. The functional assessment of chronic illness therapy spiritual well being scale facitsp jason m. Spiritual well being and minor psychiatric disorders in psychology students. Items related to religious well being contain the word god and measure the degree to which one perceives and. The first method of content validity was based on a panel of qol researchers and nurses with expertise in oncology. The siwb is a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in healthrelated studies.
As the course progresses, you will see how the ratings from each dimension of the wholeness wheel align to give you a picture of your current well being. Reli1 gious well being subscale rwb, and 2 existential well being subscale ewb moberg, 1971. The spiritual well being scale was developed as a way of assessing how well adults lives align with their values and their understanding of ultimate meaning in personal, social, environmental, and transcendental terms. A 20item measure that assesses perceptions of spiritual quality of life. New paper for ijpr v8 research repository university of essex. We also examined whether a general distress visual analogue scale suf. Nov 04, 20 the spiritual wellbeing scale is a general indicator of perceived well being which may be used for the assessment of both individual and congregational spiritual well being. Self measures for spiritual well being spirituality index. The spiritual well being scale swbs was created in 1982 as a subjective measure of quality of life. In addition to the four subscales of the factg physical well being, socialfamily well being, emotional well being. The spiritual well being scale is among the worlds most often used tools. Spiritual well being confirmatory factor analysis, using pooled data from all samples, supports the theoretical twofactor structure.
It is a likerttype scale that includes 12 items, and scale items are rated be. The highest correlation was found between the siwb and existential well being subscale from the spiritual well being scale. The analysis provided preliminary evidence for the internal consistency and construct validity of ss and so. Distinguishing between spiritual distress, general distress.
Reference values of the functional assessment of chronic. In this way, the healing process might be also more efficient. In addition, the siwb had a high, positive correlation with another measure of spirituality, the spiritual well being scale and its subscales. The spiritual wellbeing scale swb is a general indicator of perceived well being used for the assessment of individual and congregational spiritual well being. Description of test, items, and scoring this is a selfreport inventory and implies that the answers participants give will reflect their personal beliefs about their own well being. Daily spiritual experiences scale 3 daily spiritual experiences and well being among the nonreligious, spiritual, and religious. Spiritual well being and the facitsp the facitsp was developed in the 1990s to address the need for a brief, broad measure of spiritual well being with content not limited to any one religious or spiritual tradition. Psychometric evaluation of the shortened version in czech adolescents klara malinakova1 jaroslava kopcakova2,3,4 peter kolarcik1,2,3 andrea madarasova geckova1,2,3 iva polackova solcova1,5 vit husek1 lucie kluzova kracmarova1 eva dubovska1 michal kalman4 zuzana puzova1 jitse p. Exploring the psychometric properties of the spiritual well. Life satisfaction is the cognitive aspect of subjective well being.
The items on the scale were selected based on existing literature and essays addressing spirituality. Spiritual wellbeing as a component of healthrelated quality. The scale consists of 20 items, half of wich adresses a broad, religious conviction centred in an image of god religious well being, while the other half is of an existential, meaningfulness based character existential well being without mentioning neither god nor religion e. The spiritual wellbeing scale is a general indicator of perceived wellbeing which may be used for the assessment of both individual and congregational. Spiritual well being scale, thai, advanced cancer introduction although the concept of spiritual well being still lacks a consensus definition and conceptualization spiritual well being is an essential dimension of hu vivat et al. The spiritual well being scale expresses religious well being as the quality of a relationship with god, but a god that is positively viewed as supportive and contributing to a sense of well being. Four domains of swb schools per com env tra ref sample country n x sd x sd x sd x sd students 32 sec anglican female uk 228 4. Cancer patients, psychotherapists, and religious spiritual experts provided input on the development of the items. The spiritual wellbeing scale swbs was originally designed over 20 years ago ellison. Healthrelated quality of life measures are common in oncology research, trials, and practice. It enables profound investigation of all components of spiritual well being via three subscales peace, meaning, and faith. One of the most extensively studied measures of subjective and spiritual well being is the spiritual well being scale swbs ellison and smith 1991. The purpose of this study was to standardize a greek version of the spiritual well being scale and to study its psychometric qualities on greek population. In a subsample of participants n 200 we also administered the spiritual well being scale swbs, which was originally developed by ellison and paloutzian 7, in order to measure the quality of the participants spiritual health.
Pdf psychometric properties of thai spiritual wellbeing. The spiritual well being scale swbs, the focus of this study, has been considered the most widely used instrument to measure swb since its publication in 1982 tanyi, 2002. Spiritual well being has also been studied in several instruments, most notably the 12 and 23item functional assessment of chronic illness therapyspiritual wellbeing facitsp scales. Fisher 1998 proposed a spiritual well being model, comprising primary factors for the domains of personal, communal, environmental and transcendental well being, that cohere to form a single higher order or global spiritual well being dimension. The spiritual wellbeing scale scientific research publishing. Ellison 1983, the scale developer, argued that the swbs is a nonsectarian instrument that can be utilized by any religions. Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy spiritual well being 12item scale facitsp12 and the spiritual injury scale sis. In addition, siwb scores correlate more strongly with established measures of well being than the spiritual well being scale swb or other. Presenting a 4item spiritual wellbeing index 4iswbi mdpi. Spiritual wellbeing scale swb statistics solutions.
The questionnaire was completed by 496 adults from several areas of attica 31. This paper reports on the development of the brief rcope and its psychometric status. It was validated with a large, ethnically diverse sample. Pdf presents testretest and internal consistency reliability coefficients and descriptive data for several religious, student, and client groups. The greek version was pretested on a small sample approximately five individuals in order to trace unclear parts of the questions and to determine the final assessment of the translation. Base your answers on what you have experienced during the last six months, not what you think you should or would like to say. The spiritual wellbeing scale is a general indicator of perceived well being which may be used for the assessment of both individual and congregational spiritual wellbeing. These included general spirituality, spiritual well being, spiritual commitment, spiritual beliefs, spiritual development, attachment to god, and private spiritual practices. This scale was considered too godoriented for use with. Jun 20, 2003 scale and the general well being scale. Evaluation of spiritual wellbeing in haemodialysis patients. The factor structure of the spiritual wellbeing scale in. Spiritual wellbeing scale research in faith and health. From those two components, two subscales derive which compose the scale.
Meanwhile, the spiritual well being of students was measured using the standardized 20item spiritual well being scale swbs test developed by paloutzian and ellison 1982. The swbs measures spiritual well being, while distinguishing between its two interrelated yet distinct aspects. A bifactor analysis the daily spiritual experiences scale dses. The spiritual well being scale it has been designed on two main components. Article information, pdf download for spiritual wellbeing. Psychometric evaluation of the arabic version of the spiritual well. As the most commonly used measure of religious coping in the literature, it has helped contribute to the growth of knowledge about the roles religion serves in the process of dealing with crisis, trauma, and transition. The spiritual well being survey swbs is a commonly used instrument in the u. The spiritual well being scale is a general indicator of perceived well being which may be used for the assessment of both individual and congregational spiritual well being. This study examines the psychometric qualities of the spiritual well being. The spiritual wellbeing scale is among the worlds most often used tools. We considered how sample homogeneity and the possible quasicontinuous nature of the sai constructs may have affected our results and, in light of this, made suggestions for sai revisions, as well as for measuring. Measuring spirituality as a universal human experience.
The swbs is a 20 item, sixpoint likerttype scale that measures many elements of spiritual health as defined in the introduction. Exploring the psychometric properties of the spiritual wellbeing. Spiritual wellbeing questionnaire swbq and spiritual wellbeing scale. The validity study in turkey of the spiritual well being scale, first developed by paloutzian and ellison 1982, was performed by eksi and kardas 2017. Validation of the functional assessment of chronic illness. For example, the swbs contains items that assess personal fulfillment, purpose and meaning in life, connectedness. Life balance, emotional stability, wellbeing and spiritual. International journal of the psychology of religion, 11, 2533.
Spiritual wellbeing as a component of healthrelated. Pdf the spiritual wellbeing scale swbs in greek population of. According to moral philosophy, the most appropriate meaning of well being is happiness toward ones entire life. Readers are welcome to contact the author to explore. Spiritual well being scale, and not the other, is measured precisely. Spiritual well being is a multidimensional concept. It is a likerttype scale that includes 12 items, and scale.
Pdf the purpose of this study was to standardize a greek version of the spiritual well being scale and to study its psychometric qualities on greek. In line with this model, gomez and fisher 2003 published the spiritual well being questionnaire swbq, with scales for measuring personal. Arabic spiritual wellbeing scale, psychometric properties, factor structure, threefactor solution, jordanian arab christians. Ellison, 1983 and the spiritual well being subscale of the mental, physical, and spiritual well being scale vellabrodrick, 1995. The brief rcope is a 14item measure of religious coping with major life stressors.
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