Spirituality among family caregivers of cancer patients: The Spiritual Perspective Scale
Autor: | Meg Johantgen, In Seo La, Alyson Ross, Shijun Zhu, John G. Cagle, Carla L. Storr |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Psychometrics education Ethnic group Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Spirituality Humans Family 030212 general & internal medicine General Nursing Aged Aged 80 and over 030504 nursing Family caregivers Perspective (graphical) Construct validity Reproducibility of Results Middle Aged United States Caregivers Scale (social sciences) Quality of Life Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Res Nurs Health |
ISSN: | 1098-240X |
Popis: | PURPOSE: Spirituality is a critical resource for family caregivers of patients with cancer. However, studies on spirituality are hampered because measures of spirituality lack consistency and have been not validated in cancer caregivers. This study examined the validity of the Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS) among cancer caregivers and explored whether measurement bias may influence differences in spirituality across caregiver and patient characteristics. METHODS: In this secondary analysis, 124 caregivers of cancer patients were used to evaluate the validity of the 10-item SPS. A Multiple Indicators Multiple Causes model was applied to explore differences in the association between a latent spirituality factor and characteristics of caregivers and patients. RESULTS: Overall reliability of the SPS was adequate (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.95). The SPS scores were predictive of higher meaning and purpose (r = .32, p = .004) and lower depression (r = -.22, p = .046) at three-month follow-up. Construct validity of the SPS with a single-factor structure was supported in cancer caregivers. Adjusting for a direct effect of race did not alter the pattern of results, and caregivers who were older, female, ethnic minorities, less educated, affiliated with a religion, and who provided care to another individual in addition to the patient had greater levels of spirituality. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence for psychometric validation of the SPS in cancer caregivers. Understanding differences in caregivers’ spirituality by using the SPS with psychometrically acceptable properties and minimal measurement bias deserves more attention to optimize spirituality assessment and support in cancer caregiving. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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