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The Spirituality Index of Well-Being: A New Instrument for Health-Related Quality-of-Life Research Primary Author: Timothy P. Daaleman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Article from the Annals of Family Medicine describing a study to test the Spirituality Index of Well-Being (SIWB) as a valid and reliable measure of spirituality in in patient populations. Date Last Modified 09/01/2004 Article, Measure/Rating scale

Impact of Spiritual Symptoms and Their Interactions on Health Services and Life Satisfaction Primary Author: David A. Katerndahl, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Article from the Annals of Family Medicine describing a study of 353 patients at 2 primary care clinics. The study used the Biopsychosociospiritual Inventory (BioPSSI) and measures of life satisfaction and health care use to determine whether spiritual symptoms were related to health outcomes. The author concluded that "this study has shown the relevance of spiritual symptoms and their interactions to understanding health outcomes." Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article

Spirituality, Disability and Chronic Illness Primary Author: Carlos A. Reyes-Ortiz, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX This is a one-page article from the Southern Medical Journal (Volume 99, Number 10) that summarizes research into the use of spiritual and religious activities by older adults to cope with chronic illness and disability. Date Last Modified 10/01/2006 Article

Spirituality and Caring for Older Family Members Primary Author: Lisa P. Gwyther, Duke University Medical Center Brief article from the Southern Medical Journal (Volume 99, Number 10) describing the interaction between spirituality and long-term caregiving for family members, including how families turn to physicians and faith communities for support. Date Last Modified 10/01/2006 Article

Spiritual Well-Being and Depression in Patients with Heart Failure Primary Author: David B. Bekelman, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Article from the Journal of General Internal Medicine (volume 22) describing a study of sixty elderly patients with class II-IV heart failure. The authors sought to "identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and depression in patients with heart failure" and found that "greater spiritual well-being...was strongly associated with less depression." Date Last Modified 02/06/2007 Article