Table 4.

Correlations among Sub-Dimensions of the SpIRIT and SNs.

Variables	RG	LO	RLSS	FM	MPP	PD	RBL	AW
	r(P)	r(P)	r(P)	r(P)	r(P)	r(P)	r(P)	r(P)
SpIRIT in patients (n=120)
RG	1
LO	0.530*	1
RLSS	0.822*	0.605*	1
FM	0.339*	0.547*	0.447*	1
MPP	0.447*	0.481*	0.378*	0.358*	1
PD	0.616*	0.615*	0.719*	0.628*	0.389*	1
RBL	0.652*	0.650*	0.729*	0.657*	0.381*	0.690*	1
AW	0.316*	0.419*	0.358*	0.615*	0.235* *	0.447*	0.585*	1
SpIRIT in primary family caregivers (n=115)
RG	1
LO	0.515*	1
RLSS	0.848*	0.633*	1
FM	0.332*	0.522*	0.497*	1
MPP	0.589*	0.626*	0.548*	0.511*	1
PD	0.495*	0.505*	0.594*	0.522*	0.415*	1
RBL	0.786*	0.596*	0.835*	0.534*	0.523*	0.666*	1
AW	0.111	0.369*	0.282* *	0.430*	0.169	0.419*	0.369*	1
Variables	RwG		MP	AD		HP	LC
	r(P)		r(P)	r(P)		r(P)	r(P)
SNs in patients (n=99)
RwG	1
MP	0.567*	1
AD	0.488*		0.627*	1
HP	0.383*		0.668*	0.640*		1
LC	0.426*		0.499*	0.499*		0.507*	1
SNs in primary family caregivers (n=111)
RwG	1
MP	0.670*		1
AD	0.499*		0.686*	1
HP	0.479*		0.746*	0.721*		1
LC	0.524*		0.655*	0.644*		0.669*	1

AD: acceptance of dying, AW: asking “why?”, FM: finding meaning, HP: hope and peace, LC: love and connection, LO: loving others, MP: meaning and purpose, MPP: maintaining positive perspective, PD: preparing for death, RBL: reevaluating beliefs and life, RG: relating to God, RLSS: receiving love and spiritual support, RwG: relationship with God (divine, sacred), SNs: spiritual needs, SpIRIT: spiritual interests related to illness tool. *P<0.001, P<0.05.