Assessing the Role of Spirituality in Coping Among African Americans Diagnosed with Cancer

Spirituality plays an important role in cancer coping among African Americans. The purpose of this study was to report on the initial psychometric properties of instruments specific to the cancer context, assessing the role of spirituality in coping. Items were developed based on a theoretical model...

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VerfasserInnen: Knott, Cheryl L. (VerfasserIn) ; Blake, Victor (VerfasserIn) ; Buckner, Ayanna V. (VerfasserIn) ; Caplan, Lee (VerfasserIn) ; Schulz, Emily (VerfasserIn) ; Southward, Vivian L. (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: 2, Seiten: 507-521
weitere Schlagwörter:B Instrument development
B Spirituality
B Cancer coping
B African American
B Quality of life
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Zusammenfassung:Spirituality plays an important role in cancer coping among African Americans. The purpose of this study was to report on the initial psychometric properties of instruments specific to the cancer context, assessing the role of spirituality in coping. Items were developed based on a theoretical model of spirituality and qualitative patient interviews. The instruments reflected connections to self, others, God, and the world. One hundred African American cancer survivors completed the instruments by telephone. The instruments showed adequate internal reliability, mixed convergent validity, discriminant validity, and interpretable factor structures.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9453-0