Chapter 22 Spiritual/Quality of Life Survey (FACIT-sp)
22.1 Background
The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-sp), see http://www.facit.org/FACITOrg/Questionnaires.
The FACIT survey was used to provide a quality of life battery to tap into both traditional religiousness dimensions (faith factor) and spiritual dimensions (meaning and peace factor). These factors have been shown to have a strong association with psychological adjustments in that individuals who score high on this scale are much more likely to report a generally enjoyable life.
22.2 Expanded 23 item version
The 23-item expanded version, FACIT-Sp-Ex: Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spiritual Well-Being, Expanded version, scoring instructions yields 4 scores:
- Meaning/peace score (ranging from 0-32)
- Faith score (ranging from 0-16)
- Sp-12 score (ranging from 0-48)
- Sp-EX overall score (ranging from 0-92)
Items:
- I feel peaceful
- I have a reason for living
- My life has been productive
- I have trouble feeling peace of mind
- I feel a sense of purpose in my life
- I am able to reach down deep into myself for comfort
- I feel a sense of harmony within myself
- My life lacks meaning and purpose
- I find comfort in my faith or spiritual beliefs
- I find strength in my faith or spiritual beliefs
- My illness has strengthened my faith or spiritual beliefs
- I know that whatever happens with my illness, things will be okay
- I feel connected to a higher power (or God)
- I feel connected to other people
- I feel loved
- I feel love for others
- I am able to forgive others for any harm they have ever caused me
- I feel forgiven for any harm I may have ever caused
- Throughout the course of my day, I feel a sense of thankfulness for my life
- Throughout the course of my day, I feel a sense of thankfulness for what others bring to my life
- I feel hopeful
- I feel a sense of appreciation for the beauty of nature
- I feel compassion for others in the difficulties they are facing