Escala numérica para evaluar síntomas espirituales en cuidados paliativos / A scale to assess spiritual symptoms in palliative care
Rev. méd. Chile
; 145(6): 747-754, June 2017. tab
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RESUMEN
Background:
Spiritual issues are an important dimension of health care, but seldom addressed by professionals. Thus, a scale that assesses the presence and intensity of seven spiritual symptoms was developed.Aim:
To validate the instrument in palliative care settings. Material andMethods:
The spiritual symptoms scale was applied to 103 patients, aged 59 ± 17 years (58% women), admitted to hospice care in two centers located in Santiago. The reproducibility of the scale was evaluated in 33 patients and its internal consistency and liability in 70.Results:
The Fleiss Kappa to assess reproducibility was 0.82 and the analysis of variance had a p of 0.94. Cronbach alpha to assess internal consistency was 0.74.Conclusions:
The scale renders similar results when applied by different evaluators and has a good liability. Therefore, it can be a reliable instrument to assess spiritual symptoms in palliative care settings. Further studies would be needed to verify its utility in other settings.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Estrés Psicológico
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Espiritualidad
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Evaluación de Síntomas
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile