Publications by authors named "Adelaide L Fortmann"
Validation of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being-Expanded (FACIT-Sp-Ex) Across English and Spanish-Speaking Hispanics/Latinos: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study.
Carrie E Brintz Orit Birnbaum-Weitzman Erin L Merz Frank J Penedo Martha L Daviglus Adelaide L Fortmann
Psycholog Relig Spiritual
November 2017
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the psychometric properties of the FACIT-Sp-Ex scale specifically in 5,163 Hispanic/Latino adults, revealing four main factors: Meaning, Peace, Faith, and Relational.
- Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the scale works reliably in both English and Spanish, with good internal and test-retest reliability.
- The results indicated that Meaning and Peace correlate with better overall health quality and fewer depressive symptoms, while Faith had a negative relationship with health quality, suggesting different impacts of spiritual well-being on mental health.