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Validation of the Soul Injury Self-awareness Inventory
Summary
Traumatic experiences can cause end-of-life distress. The Soul Injury Self-awareness Inventory (Soul Injury Inventory) is a validated tool to identify these deep wounds, aiding patient care.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- End-of-life care
- Trauma studies
Background:
- Traumatic lifetime experiences can complicate peaceful dying.
- Latent wounds like posttraumatic stress disorder, moral injury, and soul injury may reemerge at the end of life.
- Soul injury is an overlooked wound separating individuals from their sense of self.
Purpose of the Study:
- To validate the Soul Injury Self-awareness Inventory (Soul Injury Inventory).
- To measure the reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity of the Soul Injury Inventory.
- To establish the Soul Injury Inventory as a tool for identifying unresolved losses and hurts.
Main Methods:
- Two validation studies were conducted.
- Study 1 assessed psychometric properties, including factor analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses.
- Study 2 evaluated test-retest reliability and internal consistency.
Main Results:
- The Soul Injury Inventory demonstrated strong psychometric properties, with all items contributing to a single soul injury factor.
- ROC analyses indicated scores below 23.5 are indicative of soul injury with optimal sensitivity and specificity.
- The inventory showed excellent test-retest reliability and strong internal consistency across both studies.
Conclusions:
- The Soul Injury Inventory is a psychometrically sound and reliable instrument.
- The Soul Injury Inventory effectively measures soul injury.
- This tool can facilitate meaningful conversations about unresolved losses and hurts in end-of-life care.
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