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Psychometric properties of the Thai Spiritual Well-Being Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 March 2015

Suchira Chaiviboontham ,
Noppawan Phinitkhajorndech ,
Somchit Hanucharurnkul  and
Thaniya Noipiang
Suchira Chaiviboontham*
Affiliation:
Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Noppawan Phinitkhajorndech
Affiliation:
Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Somchit Hanucharurnkul
Affiliation:
Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Thaniya Noipiang
Affiliation:
Outpatient Department, Lamphun Hospital, Lamphun, Thailand
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Suchira Chaiviboontham, Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Ratchathewee, Bangkok, Thailand, 10400. E-Mail: suchira.cha@mahidol.ac.th
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Abstract

Objective:

The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the modified Thai Spiritual Well-Being Scale in patients with advanced cancer.

Method:

This cross-sectional study was employed to investigate psychometric properties. Some 196 participants from three tertiary hospitals in Bangkok and suburban Thailand were asked to complete a Personal Information Questionnaire (PIQ), The Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS), and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS). Validity was determined by known-group, concurrent, and constructs validity. Reliability was estimated using internal consistency by Cronbach's α coefficients.

Results:

Three factors were extracted: so-called existential well-being, religious well-being, and peacefulness accounted for 71.44% of total variance. The Cronbach's α coefficients for total SWB, EWB, RWB, and peacefulness were 0.96, 0.94, and 0.93, respectively.

Significance of Results:

These findings indicate that the Thai SWBS is a valid and reliable instrument, and it presented one more factor than the original version.

Keywords

Spiritual Well-Being ScaleThaiAdvanced cancer
Type
Original Articles
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 14 , Issue 2: Measurement Development in Palliative and Supportive Care , April 2016 , pp. 109 - 117
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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