Table 2.
Mean values of the items from SpREUK 1.1 and reliability analysis
| Factors and Items | Mean value (Score 0–4) | Standard deviation | loading | corrected Item-Total correlation | Alpha if Item deleted (α = 0.9065) | |
| 1: Search for meaningful support | ||||||
| 1.5 | finding access to a spiritual source can have a positive influence on illness | 2.21 | 1.30 | .776 | .7597 | .8940 |
| 1.1 | Spiritual attitude | 1.96 | 1.37 | .733 | .6231 | .8994 |
| 1.6 | searching for an access to SpR | 1.81 | 1.38 | .730 | .7641 | .8935 |
| 1.9 | urged to spiritual/religious insight | 1.99 | 1.32 | .721 | .7593 | .8940 |
| 1.7 | others might teach and help to develop spirituality | 2.13 | 1.31 | .704 | .6881 | .8970 |
| 1.4 | illness has brought renewed interest in SpR questions | 1.97 | 1.40 | .636 | .6054 | .9002 |
| 2: Positive interpretation of disease | ||||||
| 3.5 | illness as a chance for development | 2.55 | 1.30 | .813 | .7135 | .8959 |
| 3.4 | illness has meaning | 2.40 | 1.33 | .703 | .6901 | .8968 |
| 3.2 | illness as a hint to change life | 2.86 | 1.05 | .604 | .6061 | .9006 |
| 3.7 | reflect on what is essential in life because of the illness | 3.35 | 0.77 | .570 | .2975 | .9085 |
| 2.4 | able to affect the course of illness by themselves | 2.58 | 1.18 | .526 | .4067 | .9066 |
| 3.3 | illness encourages me to get to know myself better | 2.98 | 1.05 | .457 | .5026 | .9037 |
| 3: Trust in external guidance | ||||||
| 2.6 | Religious attitude | 2.71 | 1.24 | .846 | .5087 | .9033 |
| 2.5 | trust in a higher power. | 2.71 | 1.24 | .810 | .5327 | .9028 |
| 1.8 | looking for purpose and meaning in life | 3.02 | 1.21 | .295 | .4005 | .9072 |
| Factors and Items | Mean value (Score 0–4) | Standard deviation | loading | corrected Item-Total correlation | Alpha if Item deleted (α = 0.9525) | |
| 4: Support in relations with the External life through SpR | ||||||
| 4.1 | plays a major role in life | 2.23 | 1.38 | .819 | .7934 | .9479 |
| 4.3 | helps to manage life more consciously | 2.64 | 1.18 | .814 | .9187 | .9452 |
| 4.2 | provides deeper connection with the world around | 2.52 | 1.20 | .807 | .82112 | .9475 |
| 4.4 | helps to cope better with illness | 2.49 | 1.23 | .806 | .8718 | .9463 |
| 4.7 | helps to restore mental and physical health | 2.30 | 1.17 | .720 | .8530 | .9465 |
| 4.8 | practicing with others deepens SpR | 1.80 | 1.34 | .663 | .6189 | .9523 |
| 4.6 | helps to view disease as a beneficial challenge for own development | 2.06 | 1.24 | .657 | .8130 | .9474 |
| 4.9 | practicing alone and in silence deepens SpR | 2.56 | 1.21 | .594 | .6139 | .9523 |
| 4.10 | distinct places stimulate SpR | 2.64 | 1.32 | .584 | .5709 | .9537 |
| 4.5 | People who share SpR attitudes are important | 2.47 | 1.17 | .385 | .7956 | .9479 |
| 5: Support of the Internal life through SpR | ||||||
| 5.4 | refers to an inner power | 2.13 | 1.27 | .765 | .4374 | .9572 |
| 5.1 | provides feeling of contentment and inner peace | 2.64 | 1.19 | .732 | .8671 | .9465 |
| 5.2 | promotes inner strength. | 2.46 | 1.21 | .713 | .8757 | .9462 |
| 5.3 | refers to a higher (external) power | 2.74 | 1.30 | .574 | .7470 | .9491 |