| Autor: |
Reyes, María Margarita, de Lima, Liliana, Taboada, Paulina, Villarroel, Luis, Vial, Juan de Dios, Blanco, Oscar, González, Rina, Parra, Irene, Toledo, Gemita, Bonati, Pilar, Nervi, Flavio |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Revista médica de Chile, Volume: 145, Issue: 6, Pages: 747-754, Published: JUN 2017 |
| Popis: |
Background: Spiritual issues are an important dimension of health care, but seldom addressed by professionals. Thus, a scale that assesses the presence and intensity of seven spiritual symptoms was developed. Aim: To validate the instrument in palliative care settings. Material and Methods: The spiritual symptoms scale was applied to 103 patients, aged 59 ± 17 years (58% women), admitted to hospice care in two centers located in Santiago. The reproducibility of the scale was evaluated in 33 patients and its internal consistency and liability in 70. Results: The Fleiss Kappa to assess reproducibility was 0.82 and the analysis of variance had a p of 0.94. Cronbach alpha to assess internal consistency was 0.74. Conclusions: The scale renders similar results when applied by different evaluators and has a good liability. Therefore, it can be a reliable instrument to assess spiritual symptoms in palliative care settings. Further studies would be needed to verify its utility in other settings. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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