Spiritual wellbeing predicting depression: Is it relevant?

Garssen, Bart; Visser, Anja

doi:10.1007/s10865-016-9719-9

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“…As efforts are made to relieve suffering for individuals with advanced heart failure, the inverse correlation between depression (mental suffering) and spiritual well-being lends support to increased efforts to address spiritual needs. At the same time, there is a strong argument against the strength of this correlation based on measurement overlap (Garssen & Visser, 2016). The assertion is that the FACIT-Sp focuses on questions related to general well-being and overall peace, which is not conceptually unique enough to distinguish from depression (or rather lack of depression) (Garssen & Visser, 2016).…”

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“…At the same time, there is a strong argument against the strength of this correlation based on measurement overlap (Garssen & Visser, 2016). The assertion is that the FACIT-Sp focuses on questions related to general well-being and overall peace, which is not conceptually unique enough to distinguish from depression (or rather lack of depression) (Garssen & Visser, 2016). This measurement overlap may artificially inflate the strength of the correlation between the two factors measured (Garssen & Visser, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The assertion is that the FACIT-Sp focuses on questions related to general well-being and overall peace, which is not conceptually unique enough to distinguish from depression (or rather lack of depression) (Garssen & Visser, 2016). This measurement overlap may artificially inflate the strength of the correlation between the two factors measured (Garssen & Visser, 2016). Bekelman et al (2010) confirm that there is some measurement overlap between depression items and the FACIT-Sp meaning/peace subscale but that there are also distinct items.…”

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Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being, and Spiritual Coping in Advanced Heart Failure: Review of the Literature

Clark

Hunter

2018

J Holist Nurs

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It is marked by considerable suffering, for which palliative care has been recommended. Palliative care standards require the inclusion of spiritual care, but there is a paucity of literature supporting effective spiritual interventions for the heart failure population. A literature search resulted in 30 articles meeting the criteria for review of spirituality and spiritual coping in the heart failure population. Findings within this body of literature include descriptive evidence of the uniqueness of spirituality in this population, quantitative and qualitative approaches to inquiry, theoretical models of spiritual coping, and proposed interventions. The article concludes with implications for future research and practice.

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Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being, and Spiritual Coping in Advanced Heart Failure: Review of the Literature

Clark

Hunter

2018

J Holist Nurs

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“…Spirituality has been recognized by researchers, clinicians, and patients as an important resource for addressing distress when facing death [69,70]. We however agree with Garssen and Visser that caution is needed when associating spirituality with the prediction of distress or depression [71].…”

Section: Spiritual Well-being and Quality Of Lifementioning

confidence: 75%

Spiritual well-being correlates with quality of life of both cancer and non-cancer patients in palliative care -further validation of EORTC QLQ-SWB32 in Finnish

Goyarrola

Lipsanen

Saarelainen

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Background: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) has developed the Spiritual Well-being Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-SWB32) for assessment of spirituality in palliative care for cancer. We aimed to translate and validate this tool in Finnish and to study the relationship between spirituality and quality of life (QOL). Methods: Finnish translation was produced according to the guidelines of EORTC and included forward- and back-translations. Face-, construct- and convergence/divergence validity and reliability were studied in a prospective manner. QOL was assessed with EORTC QLQ-C30 and 15D questionnaires.Sixteen individuals participated in the pilot testing. 101 patients with cancer from oncology units, and 89 individuals with other chronic diseases from spiritual communities participated in the validation part in different parts of the country. Sixteen people participated in the retest phase. Inclusion criteria were that the individual had either a defined palliative care plan or suitability to a such plan, as well as capability to understand and communicate in Finnish. Results: The translation appeared understandable and acceptable. The factorial analysis identified four scoring scales with high Cronbach alfa values: Relationship with Self (0.73), Relationship with Others (0.84), Relationship with Something Greater (0.82), Existential (0.81), and, additionally, a scale on Relationship with God (0.85). There was a significant correlation between spiritual well-being and QOL in all participants. Conclusions: Spiritual well-being is correlated with QOL in cancer and non-cancer patients eligible for palliative care. The Finnish translation of EORTC QLQ-SWB32 is a valid and reliable measure both for research and clinical practice.

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“…For now, we repeat our earlier advise (Garssen & Visser, 2016;Garssen, Visser, & De Jager Meezenbroek, 2015): Anything labelled or looking like spiritual or existential well-being is not appropriate for investigating causal relationships between spirituality and health or wellbeing.…”

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Spiritual wellbeing predicting depression: Is it relevant?

Cited by 7 publications

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Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being, and Spiritual Coping in Advanced Heart Failure: Review of the Literature

Spirituality, Spiritual Well-Being, and Spiritual Coping in Advanced Heart Failure: Review of the Literature

Spiritual well-being correlates with quality of life of both cancer and non-cancer patients in palliative care -further validation of EORTC QLQ-SWB32 in Finnish

Response to “Commentary on ‘Existential Well-Being: Spirituality or Well-Being?’”

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