Table 2.
Prevalence of needs, mean/median, and standard deviation of subscales as well as frequency of selected items of the SpNQ.
| Prevalence of need (%) | Mean/median of subscales [range 0–3] | SD of sub scale |
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| No | Yes | |||
| Subscales and items | ||||
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| Religious needs | 0.74/0.50 | 0.77 | ||
| N18 pray with someone | 82 | 18 | ||
| N19 someone prays for you | 75 | 25 | ||
| N20 pray for yourself | 42 | 58 | ||
| N21 participate at a religious ceremony | 63 | 37 | ||
| N22 read religious/spiritual books | 63 | 31 | ||
| N23 turn to a higher presence | 49 | 51 | ||
| Need for inner peace | 1.87/2.00 | 0.76 | ||
| N2 talk about fears and worries | 27 | 73 | ||
| N5 dissolve open aspects of your life** | 38 | 62 | ||
| N6 immerse in the beauty of nature | 12 | 88 | ||
| N7 dwell at quiet and peaceful places | 13 | 87 | ||
| N8 find inner peace | 21 | 79 | ||
| N13 have a loving attitude toward others | 21 | 79 | ||
| Existentialistic needs (Reflection/Meaning) | 0.89/0.80 | 0.74 | ||
| N4 reflect your previous life | 40 | 60 | ||
| N10 find meaning in illness and/or suffering | 60 | 40 | ||
| N11 talk with someone about the question of meaning in life | 58 | 42 | ||
| N12 talk with someone about the possibility of life after death | 68 | 32 | ||
| N16 forgive someone from past life | 53 | 47 | ||
| Actively Giving | 1.57/1.67 | 0.92 | ||
| N15 solace someone | 21 | 79 | ||
| N26 pass own life experiences to others | 31 | 69 | ||
| N27 know that your life was meaningful and of value | 27 | 73 | ||
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| Additional items | ||||
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| Need for participating* | 1.39/1.33 | 0.89 | ||
| N28 being more involved in family business | 51 | 49 | ||
| N29 being invited by friends | 45 | 55 | ||
| N25 being more connected with own family | 18 | 82 | ||
| Need for attention/support* | 1.15/1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| N1 receiving greater care from others | 48 | 52 | ||
| N30 receiving more support from own family | 45 | 55 | ||
| Need for forgiveness* | 0.88/0.50 | 1.00 | ||
| N17 be forgiven | 62 | 38 | ||
| N16 forgive someone from past life | 53 | 47 | ||
| N3 being taken care of someone from your community | 92 | 8 | ||
| N24 being whole and restored | 21 | 79 | ||
| N13 turn to someone in a loving attitude | 42 | 58 | ||
| N14 give away something from yourself | 23 | 77 | ||
Prevalence of specific needs follows the self-ascribed yes/no statement (% of the respondents).
*Some items were semantically combined to nonvalidated scales.
**Item was originally part of the scale and was used here again.