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Validation of Brief Multidimensional Spirituality/Religiousness Inventory (BMMRS) in Italian Adult Participants and in Participants with Medical Diseases

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This study aimed at assessing the reliability and construct validity of Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality (BMMRS) on Italian sample. Sample: 353 Italian participants: 58.9% affected by different diseases and 41.1% healthy subjects. The results of descriptive statistics of internal consistency reliabilities (Chronbach’s coefficient) of the BMMRS revealed a remarkable consistency and reliability of different scales DSE, SpC, SC, CSC, VB, SPY-WELL and a good Inter-Class Correlations ≥70 maintaining a good stability of the measures over the time. BMMRS is a useful inventory for the evaluation of the principal spiritual dimensions.

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  1. Scientific and Technological Area, Department of Neurology, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via della Montagnola n. 81, Ancona, Italy

    Anna Vespa

  2. Department of Neurology, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Della Montagnola n. 108, Ancona, Italy

    Maria Velia Giulietti

  3. Palliative Care Unit, San Carlo Hospital, Via Potito Petrone, 85100, Potenza, Italy

    Roberta Spatuzzi

  4. Clinic of Internal Medicine and Geriatric, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, via Della Montagnola n. 108, Ancona, Italy

    Pisana Gattafoni

  5. Biostatistical Center, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via della Montagnola n. 81, Ancona, Italy

    Paolo Fabbietti

  6. National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via della Montagnola n. 81, Ancona, Italy

    Cristina Meloni

  7. INRCA-Department of Neurology, INRCA-IRCCS National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Della Montagnola n. 108, Ancona, Italy

    Marica Ottaviani

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Vespa, A., Giulietti, M.V., Spatuzzi, R. et al. Validation of Brief Multidimensional Spirituality/Religiousness Inventory (BMMRS) in Italian Adult Participants and in Participants with Medical Diseases. J Relig Health 56, 907–915 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0285-9

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