Translation and Validation of the Italian Version of the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ)

Despite the growing interest in spirituality within healthcare, specific instruments are needed to measure healthcare professionals’ spiritual care competencies as a first step toward improving them. This study translates the Spiritual Care Competence Questionnaire (SCCQ) into Italian and validates...

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Authors: Singh Solorzano, Claudio (Author) ; Frick, Eckhard 1955- (Author) ; Porteri, Corinna (Author) ; Pignoli, Michela (Author) ; Zanon, Salvino (Author) ; Zorzella, Laura (Author) ; Rodrigues Recchia, Daniela 1974- (Author) ; Büssing, Arndt 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2026, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 737-751
Further subjects:B Validation
B Spirituality
B Italian
B Competence
B Questionnaire
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

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