PURPOSE Recent work suggests that the biopsychosocial model should be expanded to
include the spiritual dimension as well. The purpose of this study was to assess the …

Objective: There is growing evidence in support of the Biopsychosociospiritual Model.
However, a cohesive instrument to measure each dimension in terms of its dimension …

Our research explores the correlates of spiritual experiences over a 2-year period in a
sample of older adults (N= 164; mean age 81.9 years) living in a continuing care retirement …

Background and objectives The relationship between spirituality and health is a new frontier
in medicine. This study is a preliminary investigation into the relationship between a patient's …

This study determined the degree to which any negative spiritual beliefs, regardless of one's
positive spiritual beliefs, are associated with health outcomes. Participants included 199 …

PURPOSE Despite considerable interest in examining spirituality in health-related quality-of-
life studies, there is a paucity of instruments that measure this construct. The objective of this …

Longitudinal studies of community samples consistently find links between active
spiritual/religious involvement and increased chances for living longer, pointing to the …

Spirituality has become a construct of interest in American health care; however, there
remains a limited understanding of how patients themselves describe spirituality and view its …

Previous research indicates that increased religiosity/spirituality is related to better health,
but the specific nature of these relationships is unclear. The purpose of this study was to …

Background: Although many studies have examined the relationship between religiosity and
depressive symptoms in patient populations, there has been little work to understand and …