16 November 2023 : Clinical Research
Psychometric Properties of the Polish Version of the FACIT-Sp-12: Assessing Spiritual Well-Being Among Patients with Chronic Diseases
Michał Machul
1ABCDEF*, Jason Bredle2CDE, Krzysztof Jurek 3CDE, Beata Dobrowolska 1ACDEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941769
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941769
Table 2 Characteristic of study participants.
| N | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 218 | 61.4 |
| Male | 137 | 38.6 | |
| Level of education | Primary school | 88 | 24.8 |
| High school | 114 | 32.1 | |
| Vocational | 73 | 20.6 | |
| Univeristy | 80 | 22.5 | |
| Religion | Catholic | 315 | 88.8 |
| Protestant | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Other | 4 | 1.1 | |
| Non-believer | 27 | 7.6 | |
| Refuse to answer | 9 | 2.5 | |
| Disability | Yes | 38 | 10.7 |
| No | 317 | 89.3 | |
| Marital status | Married | 256 | 72.1 |
| Single | 31 | 8.7 | |
| Divorced | 21 | 5.9 | |
| Widow/er | 33 | 9.4 | |
| Informal relationship | 14 | 3.9 | |
| Disease | Diabetes | 34 | 9.6 |
| Heart diseases | 157 | 44.3 | |
| Thyroid diseases | 24 | 6.8 | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 22 | 6.2 | |
| COPD | 29 | 8.2 | |
| COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | |||