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. 2012 Jun;51(2):507-21.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-011-9453-0.

Assessing the role of spirituality in coping among African Americans diagnosed with cancer

Cheryl L Holt  1 , Emily Schulz, Lee Caplan, Victor Blake, Vivian L Southward, Ayanna V Buckner
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Assessing the role of spirituality in coping among African Americans diagnosed with cancer

Cheryl L Holt et al. J Relig Health. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Spirituality plays an important role in cancer coping among African Americans. The purpose of this study was to report on the initial psychometric properties of instruments specific to the cancer context, assessing the role of spirituality in coping. Items were developed based on a theoretical model of spirituality and qualitative patient interviews. The instruments reflected connections to self, others, God, and the world. One hundred African American cancer survivors completed the instruments by telephone. The instruments showed adequate internal reliability, mixed convergent validity, discriminant validity, and interpretable factor structures.

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