Adaptation of the Spiritual and religious attitudes in dealing with illness (SPREUK-P SF17) questionary into Latvian language

Description

Objectives. Given the relevance of research on spirituality and religion (RSU, 2023, Pargament et al., 2013, Vieten & Lukoff, 2022, Bitēna & Mārtinsone, 2021), the positive role of different spiritual practices in the context of human health (Malviya et al, 2022, Braam & Koenig, 2019) and the fact that nowadays the majority of the world population is religious or spiritual (Jackson Chris, 2023, PRRI, 2023), there is a need for psychological assessment scales and measurement tools for a concept of spirituality (e.g. spiritual practices), including in Latvia.

This study aimed to adapt the Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness (SpREUK-P SF17, Büssing et al, 2012) into Latvian and examine its psychometric properties.

Materials and methods. 416 Latvian residents (aged 19-87 (M = 41), 83% women, 17% men) participated in the study. Participants filled SpREUK-P SF17 and a sociodemographic questionnaire. SpREUK-P SF-17 questionnaire consists of 5 factors and 19 items – each rated using 4-point Likert scale from 0 to 4, with higher scores reflecting more often use of concrete spiritual or religious practice.

Results. Factor analysis showed 5 factors consistent with the original. The internal consistency of the scales was higher (Cronbach’s alpha ranging from 0.80 to 0.89) than the original instrument (α = 0.72 to α = 0.82). Overall, in the questionnaire, all items reached the item-discrimination index range of 0.2 to 0.8, but the response indices of all items fall within the optimal range [0,6; 2,4] of variation of the response indices, except for item 5.

Conclusions. The internal consistency of the SpREUK-P SF17 questionnaire into Latvian was good. The factor structure corresponds to the original, and the response indexes are within optimal limits. Further adaptation and adjustments of the questionnaire are needed.

Period	21 Mar 2024 → 22 Mar 2024
Event title	RSU International Student Conference 2024
Event type	Conference
Organiser	Rīga Stradiņš University
Location	Riga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International