Complementary and Alternative Medical (CAM) and Spirituality, Religiosity Survey (2009)

This survey contains measures for examining the effect of spirituality on health. Topics for spirituality and religiosity measures include: spiritual and meditative practice, spiritual experiences, values, forgiveness, private religious practice, religious and spiritual coping, religious support, religious and spiritual history, organized religious practice and preference, meaning. Topics for health measures include: frequency and positivity of exceptional experiences, mindfulness, and current problems. Other data include basic demographic characteristics.

The questionnaire battery was administered to chronically ill patients that were randomly selected from a patient database within a single medically managed private integrative medicine clinic in Southampton, UK. Inclusion criteria were recent treatment (less than 3 years), age greater than 18 years and a diagnosis of one of the three main disorders treated in that outpatient clinic: migraines, irritable bowel or chronic fatigue syndrome. The sample consisted of 71 cases with chronic fatigue (65%), 29 (27%) individuals with an irritable bowel syndrome as well as 9 (8%) patients suffering from migraines. Participants were offered no reimbursement.