Development of a Spiritual Self-Care Practice Scale

Background and Purpose: Development of a valid, reliable instrument to measure spiritual self-care practices of patients with heart failure. Methods: African American patients (N = 142) with heart failure participated in the study. Spiritual advisors from several religious groups reviewed the Spirit...

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Published in:Journal of nursing measurement 2013-01, Vol.21 (3), p.450-462
Main Authors: White, Mary L., Schim, Stephanie Myers
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Management, and Leadership
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Heart Failure - rehabilitation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Nursing
Nursing Education
Pilot Projects
Professional Issues and Trends
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Reproducibility of Results
Self Care - psychology
Socioeconomic Factors
Spirituality
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:Background and Purpose: Development of a valid, reliable instrument to measure spiritual self-care practices of patients with heart failure. Methods: African American patients (N = 142) with heart failure participated in the study. Spiritual advisors from several religious groups reviewed the Spiritual Self-Care Practices Scale (SSCPS) for content validity. Construct validity was determined using a principal components factor analysis. Reliability was established using Cronbach's alpha coefficients. Results: Religious advisors provided suggestions to improve content validity. Four factors consistent with spiritual practices (personal spiritual practices, spiritual practices, physical spiritual practices, and interpersonal spiritual practices) emerged from the factor analysis. The alpha coefficient was moderate at 0.64. Conclusions: Results indicated the SSCPS was reliable and valid for measuring spiritual self-care practices among African Americans with heart failure. Additional testing is needed to confirm results in other patient groups with chronic illnesses.
ISSN:1061-3749
1945-7049
DOI:10.1891/1061-3749.21.3.450