Spiritual Needs of Elderly Living in Residential/Nursing Homes
Table 5
Regression analyses with spiritual needs as dependent variables (enter method).
Model
Beta
Dependent variable: religious needs ( = .67)
(Constant)
.339
.735
Grief (ASTS)
.016
.177
.860
Despair (ASTS)
.093
1.187
.238
Tiredness (ASTS)
.189
2.503
.014
Positive mood (ASTS)
.070
.906
.367
Quality of life (FLQM Index)
−.061
−.676
.501
Life satisfaction (BMLSS)
.165
1.745
.085
Daily life affections (VAS)
.062
.823
.413
Self-care abilities
−.146
−2.194
.031
Religious trust (SpREUK)
.699
10.868
.000
Female gender
.068
1.051
.296
Age
−.131
−2.041
.044
Dependent variable: existential needs ( = .25)
(Constant)
−.139
.890
Grief (ASTS)
.115
.840
.403
Despair (ASTS)
.080
.667
.506
Tiredness (ASTS)
.375
3.275
.002
Positive mood (ASTS)
.254
2.165
.033
Quality of life (FLQM index)
.144
1.049
.297
Life satisfaction (BMLSS)
−.188
−1.306
.195
Daily life affections (VAS)
.030
.260
.795
Self-care abilities
−.093
−.922
.359
Religious trust (SpREUK)
.055
.564
.574
Female gender
−.082
−.840
.403
Age
.032
.329
.743
Dependent variable: inner peace needs ( = .37)
(Constant)
2.619
.010
Grief (ASTS)
.265
2.116
.037
Despair (ASTS)
−.021
−.192
.848
Tiredness (ASTS)
.213
2.035
.045
Positive mood (ASTS)
.021
.195
.846
Quality of life (FLQM Index)
.022
.174
.862
Life satisfaction (BMLSS)
−.136
−1.031
.305
Daily life affections (VAS)
.023
.221
.826
Self-care abilities
.178
1.931
.057
Religious trust (SpREUK)
.279
3.129
.002
Female gender
−.147
−1.643
.104
Age
−.221
−2.491
.015
Dependent variable: giving/generativity ( = .20)
(Constant)
1.059
.293
Grief (ASTS)
−.083
−.590
.557
Despair (ASTS)
.043
.349
.728
Tiredness (ASTS)
.250
2.113
.037
Positive mood (ASTS)
.212
1.744
.085
Quality of life (FLQM Index)
.075
.525
.601
Life satisfaction (BMLSS)
−.209
−1.404
.164
Daily life affections (VAS)
.073
.617
.539
Self-care abilities
.053
.505
.615
Religious trust (SpREUK)
.238
2.357
.021
Female gender
−.051
−.502
.617
Age
−.081
−.802
.425
Significant variables were highlighted (bold). Because the regression coefficients may be compromised by collinearity, we checked the Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) as an indicator for collinearity. VIF > 10 is indicative of high collinearity. In all cases, the VIF was <2.5, and thus these data are not depicted here. ASTS: Profile of Mood States; BMLSS: Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale; FLQM: “quality of life in elders with multimorbidity” questionnaire; SpNQ: Spiritual Needs Questionnaire; SpREUK: “Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness” questionnaire; VAS: visual analogue scale.
