title: A test of the factor structure of the patient spiritual needs assessment scale.
abstract: Factor analysis was conducted on the responses of 683 individuals who completed a 24-item version of the Patient Spiritual Needs Assessment Scale. The results provided strong support for 4 of the 6 dimensions of spiritual needs and weaker support for one of the others. The 6 dimensions were appreciation of art and beauty, meaning and purpose, love and belonging, death/resolution, positivity/gratitude/hope/peace, and the Divine. The coherence of the dimensions is discussed in the context of the scale's intended application.
authors.affiliation: HealthCare Chaplaincy, 307 E. 60th Street, New York, NY 10022, USA. kflannelly@healthcarechaplaincy.org
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Flannelly
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Galek
authors.forename: Laura T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Flannelly
mesh_terms: D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods; D036301:Qualitative Research; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires