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Table 6 Comparison of the mean and standard deviation (SD) scores of the SWB32 scales in this study (Finland) and previous studies. NA = not available

From: Spiritual well-being correlates with quality of life of both cancer and non-cancer patients in palliative care - further validation of EORTC QLQ-SWB32 in Finnish

 

China

Chen et al. 202146

Cyprus

Kyranou et al. 202147

Croatia

Dabo et al. 202125

Finland

Current study 2022

Participants

705

104

143

190

Relationship with Others (RO)

70.69 (13)

82.3 (18.9)

72.22 (19.4)

78.5 (16.8)

Relationships with Self (RS)

75.22 (11)

45.2 (23.7)

73.33 (20.0)

64.7 (19.9)

Relationship with Someone or Something Greater (RSG)

52.2 (11.8)

64.6 (22.0)

60 (23.3)

72.2 (18.1)

Existential (Ex)

68.4 (13.3)

69.7 (22.0)

72.22 (26.61)

75.7 (18.0)

Relationship with God (RG)

NA

74.9 (29.7)

33.33 (25.0)

67.7 (40.3)

G-SWB

72.48 (35.0)

60.4 (28.7)

66.67 (20.8)

67.9 (27.2)