Spiritual Needs in Patients Suffering from Fibromyalgia

Table 4

Correlation of needs with measures and subscales.

	Religious needs	Existential needs	Inner peace needs	Giving/generativity needs
Spiritual Needs
Religious	1	𝟎.𝟒𝟓𝟗^∗∗	0.235^∗∗	𝟎.𝟒𝟎𝟐^∗∗
Existential		1	𝟎.𝟓𝟒𝟐^∗∗	𝟎.𝟒𝟐𝟗^∗∗
Inner Peace			1	𝟎.𝟒𝟓𝟖^∗∗
Giving/generativity				1
SpREUK Subscales
(spiritual) Search	𝟎.𝟒𝟗𝟏^∗∗	𝟎.𝟒𝟕𝟔^∗∗	0.217	0.165
(religious) Trust	0.570 ∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟖𝟕^∗∗	0.113	0.238^∗∗
Reflection (positive interpretation of illness)	0.113	𝟎.𝟑𝟑𝟗^∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟏𝟐^∗∗	0.230^∗∗
Fibromyalgia Impact (FIQ)	0.138	0.228	0.297^∗∗	0.234
Tender point count	0.129	0.071	0.115	0.152
Anxiety (HADS)	0.055	𝟎.𝟑𝟓𝟎^∗∗	𝟎.𝟒𝟕𝟑^∗∗	0.217
Depression (HADS)	−0.076	0.238^∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟎𝟎^∗∗	−0.030
Escape from illness	0.029	0.294^∗∗	𝟎.𝟒𝟏𝟐^∗∗	0.194
Loneliness (UCLA)	0.135	−0.181	−0.234^∗∗	0.009
Catastrophizing (CSQ)	−0.003	0.287^∗∗	𝟎.𝟑𝟓𝟗^∗∗	0.219
Quality of life
Life satisfaction (BMLSS-10)	0.086	−0.138	−0.263^∗∗	−0.037
Quality of life scale (QOLS)	−0.007	−0.207	−0.267^∗∗	0.005
SF-36 Physical score	−0.160	0.046	0.065	−0.155
SF-36 Mental sum score	0.000	−𝟎.𝟑𝟑𝟒^∗∗	−𝟎.𝟒𝟑𝟎^∗∗	−0.103
SF-36 Physical functioning index	−0.125	−0.025	−0.013	−0.138
SF-36 Role-physical index	−0.108	0.040	−0.151	−0.129
SF-36 Bodily pain	−0.112	−0.056	−0.150	−0.258^∗∗
SF-36 General health perceptions index	−0.102	−𝟎.𝟑𝟑𝟓^∗∗	−0.198^∗	−0.120
SF-36 Vitality	−0.078	−0.122	−0.224^∗∗	−0.080
SF-36 Social functioning	−0.024	−0.192	−𝟎.𝟑𝟐𝟐^∗∗	−0.083
SF-36 Emotional role	0.042	−0.239^∗∗	−𝟎.𝟑𝟏𝟔^∗∗	−0.130
SF-36 Mental health	−0.081	−𝟎.𝟑𝟏𝟓^∗∗	−𝟎.𝟒𝟐𝟑^∗∗	−0.174^∗

^∗∗𝑃<0.01 (Pearson; 2-tailed); significant correlations with 𝑟>0.30 were bold.