Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
MDPIAG
Place of Publication
Switzerland
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
22896
Abstract
The aim of this study was to translate and test the psychometric properties of a Farsi and an English version of the spiritual needs questionnaire (SpNQ) a measure originally developed in German. The World Health Organization guideline for translating and validating questionnaires was used. Participants were recruited from hospitals in Iran and New Zealand during an outpatient follow-up appointment after cancer treatment. People diagnosed with cancer in Iran (68) and New Zealand (54) completed and returned the SpNQ (at time 1) and within the two week time period (time 2). Cronbach’s alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.92, except for the existentialistic domain of the SpNQ (0.53 – 0.54). The coefficient of variation (CV) indicated minimal random variation between the assessments; the measures were generally stable, except for the item “existentialistic”. The translated versions of the SpNQ have the potential to support a comprehensive assessment of cancer patients’ spiritual needs.
DOI
10.3390/rel7070084
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Comments
Nejat, N., Whitehead, L., & Crowe, M. (2016). Exploratory psychomtetric properties of the Farsi and English version of Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ). Religions, 7(7), p.84.
https://doi.org/10.3390/rel7070084