Psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients with chronic diseases: validation of the Chinese version of the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire.
- Author:
Arndt BüSSING
;
Xiaofeng ZHAI
;
Wenbo PENG
;
Changquan LING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Journal of Integrative Medicine
2013;11(2):106-15
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Even in secular societies, a small portion of patients find their spirituality to help cope with illness. But for the majority of patients, psychosocial and spiritual needs are neither addressed nor even considered a relevant factor by health care professionals. To measure such specific needs, the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ) was developed. The aim of this study was to validate the Chinese version of the SpNQ (SpNQ-Ch) and thus to measure psychosocial and spiritual needs of Chinese patients.
