Table 4.
Correlations between spiritual needs, quality of life/life satisfaction, and mood states.
| Religious needs | Existential needs | Inner peace needs | Giving/generativity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiritual needs (SpNQ) | ||||
| Religious needs | 1 | 0.304** | 0.398** | 0.360** |
| Existential needs | 1 | 0.537** | 0.450** | |
| Inner peace needs | 1 | 0.622** | ||
| Giving/generativity | 1 | |||
| Religious trust (SpREUK) | 0.759** | 0.111 | 0.286** | 0.236 |
| Life satisfaction/quality of life | ||||
| FLQM index | −0.079 | −0.149 | −0.294** | −0.056 |
| BMLSS sum score | 0.010 | −0.213 | −0.279** | −0.097 |
| Daily life affections (VAS) | 0.172 | 0.256 | 0.208 | 0.262** |
| Mood states (ASTS) | ||||
| Positive mood | 0.043 | 0.047 | −0.085 | 0.219 |
| Grief | 0.231 | 0.251 | 0.406** | 0.118 |
| Despair | 0.174 | 0.236 | 0.223 | 0.125 |
| Tiredness | 0.271** | 0.397** | 0.361** | 0.263** |
**P < .01 (Pearson). 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.