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Functional well-being is positively correlated with spiritual well-being in women who have spontaneous premature ovarian failure

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 87; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1523

1556-5653

J.L. Ventura, O. Ray Fitzgerald, Deloris E. Koziol, Sharon N. Covington, Vien H. Vanderhoof, Karim A. Calis, Lawrence M. Nelson,

Religion, Society, and Development

ObjectiveTo examine the relationship between spiritual well-being and functional well-being in women who have spontaneous premature ovarian failure.DesignCross-sectional.SettingThe Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the US National Institutes of Health.Patient(s)Women diagnosed with spontaneous premature ovarian failure (N = 138) at a median age of 28 years.Intervention(s)Administration of validated self-reporting instruments.Main Outcome Measure(s)Functional Well-Being, Spiritual Well-Being, Meaning/Peace, and Faith scores.Result(s)We found a significant positive correlation between overall spiritual well-being and functional well-being scores. The Meaning/Peace subscale strongly correlated with functional well-being, explaining approximately 62% of the variance. In contrast, the Faith subscale was less strongly correlated with functional well-being, explaining only 7% of the variance. In multiple regression analysis evaluating the relative subscale contributions to functional well-being, only Meaning/Peace remained statistically significant. We found no significant associations between either spiritual well-being or functional well-being and age; age at diagnosis; time since diagnosis; or partner, children, or racial status.Conclusion(s)This study provides cross-sectional data supporting the need for prospective controlled studies. Strategies to improve spiritual well-being in the domains of meaning, purpose, and inner peace may provide a therapeutic approach to reduce the emotional suffering that accompanies the life-altering diagnosis of premature ovarian failure. To examine the relationship between spiritual well-being and functional well-being in women who have spontaneous premature ovarian failure. Cross-sectional. The Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center at the US National Institutes of Health. Women diagnosed with spontaneous premature ovarian failure (N = 138) at a median age of 28 years. Administration of validated self-reporting instruments. Functional Well-Being, Spiritual Well-Being, Meaning/Peace, and Faith scores. We found a significant positive correlation between overall spiritual well-being and functional well-being scores. The Meaning/Peace subscale strongly correlated with functional well-being, explaining approximately 62% of the variance. In contrast, the Faith subscale was less strongly correlated with functional well-being, explaining only 7% of the variance. In multiple regression analysis evaluating the relative subscale contributions to functional well-being, only Meaning/Peace remained statistically significant. We found no significant associations between either spiritual well-being or functional well-being and age; age at diagnosis; time since diagnosis; or partner, children, or racial status. This study provides cross-sectional data supporting the need for prospective controlled studies. Strategies to improve spiritual well-being in the domains of meaning, purpose, and inner peace may provide a therapeutic approach to reduce the emotional suffering that accompanies the life-altering diagnosis of premature ovarian failure.