Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)
- Volume 13 Issue 2
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- Pages.233-246
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- 2001
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- 1225-4886(pISSN)
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- 2288-338X(eISSN)
A Study of Validity and Reliability of a Spiritual Health Inventory (SHI) for Korean Patients with Cancer
암환자의 영적건강 측정도구의 신뢰도, 타당도 연구
- Lee, Won-Hee (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
- Kim, Myung-Sil (College of Nursing, Yonsei University) ;
- Kim, Sang-Hee (College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
- Published : 2001.06.30
Abstract
Spiritual health is an important indicator in the quality of life of patients with cancer. The purpose of this study was to validate a Spiritual Health Inventory (SHI) for patients with cancer developed by Highfield (1989). The SHI was translated into Korean, back-translated into English. The study sample was 96 patients with cancer. The data were collected from September, 1999 to February, 2000 for 6 months. Statistic analysis was done with the SPSS PC+ (Version 10.0) program: descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, and one-way ANOVA. The results are as follows : 1. The reliability score was examined using Cronbach's