title: Development and validation of the Chinese Version of Spiritual Interests Related Illness Tool for patients with cancer in Taiwan.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the study was to develop and validate the Chinese Version of Spiritual Interests Related Illness Tool (C-SpIRIT) for patients with cancer in Taiwan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Translation, adaptation, and content validation were performed based on the 44-item Spiritual Interests Related Illness Tool. The psychometric validation was conducted based on 260 participants who were recruited from the oncology outpatient clinic of a medical center in southern Taiwan. The data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and Pearson's correlations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five subscales (related to beliefs/religion, positive attitudes toward life, love to/from others, seeking for the meaning of life, and peaceful mind) were extracted from an exploratory factor analysis. The five subscales (with 21 items) accounted for 50.43% of the variance. The evidence based on concurrent validity was supported by a significant correlation (r = 0.95) between the 33-itm C-SpIRIT and the 21-item C-SpIRIT. Cronbach's α values (0.73-0.88) demonstrated internal item consistency of the C-SpIRIT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This preliminary 21-item and 5-factor constructed C-SpIRIT demonstrated a valid and reliable instrument to assess the spiritual needs of patients with cancer in Taiwan. In addition, it is a handy tool for oncology nursing practitioners to gage their patients' spiritual needs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. Electronic address: scalelin5410@yahoo.com.tw.
authors.forename: Yu-Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. Electronic address: Liu07882@ms57.hinet.net.
authors.forename: Kun-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rau
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, I-Shou University, Taiwan. Electronic address: yipig@isu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yi-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, I-Shou University, Taiwan. Electronic address: lin2368@isu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yu-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Administration, I-Shou University, Taiwan. Electronic address: jying@isu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Administration, I-Shou University, Taiwan. Electronic address: bettykao@inbox.com.
authors.forename: Chia-Chan
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014177:Translations
keywords: Construct validity; Content validity; Internal consistency reliability; Patients with cancer; Spiritual needs