Multidimensional Assessment of Spirituality/Religion in Patients with HIV: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Refinement

A decade ago, an expert panel developed a framework for measuring spirituality/religion in health research (Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality), but empirical testing of this framework has been limited. The purpose of this study was to determine whether responses to items a...

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VerfasserInnen: Szaflarski, Magdalena (VerfasserIn) ; Cotton, Sian (VerfasserIn) ; Kudel, Ian (VerfasserIn) ; Leonard, Anthony C. (VerfasserIn) ; Ritchey, P. Neal (VerfasserIn) ; Tsevat, Joel (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2012]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2012, Band: 51, Heft: 4, Seiten: 1239-1260
weitere Schlagwörter:B Spirituality
B HIV
B Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality
B Religion
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Zusammenfassung:A decade ago, an expert panel developed a framework for measuring spirituality/religion in health research (Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality), but empirical testing of this framework has been limited. The purpose of this study was to determine whether responses to items across multiple measures assessing spirituality/religion by 450 patients with HIV replicate this model. We hypothesized a six-factor model underlying a collective of 56 items, but results of confirmatory factor analyses suggested eight dimensions: Meaning/Peace, Tangible Connection to the Divine, Positive Religious Coping, Love/Appreciation, Negative Religious Coping, Positive Congregational Support, Negative Congregational Support, and Cultural Practices. This study corroborates parts of the factor structure underlying the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality and some recent refinements of the original framework.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9433-9