Table 3 Correlation matrix

Peace

.35*

-

Spirit 8 spiritual well-being

.18*

.46*

Spirit 8 Q1 ^a (My affairs are in order; I could die today with clear mind)

.038

.34*

Spirit 8 Q2 ^a (I feel generally at peace and prepared to leave this life)

-.05

.22*

Spirit 8 Q3 (I am more satisfied with myself as a person now than I was before my illness)

.04

.27*

Spirit 8 Q4 ^a (The longer I am ill, the more comfortable I am with the idea of ‘letting go’)

.08

.23*

Spirit 8 Q5 ^a (I have a greater sense of connection to all things now than I did before my illness)

.13

.18*

Spirit 8 Q6 ^a (I have a better sense of meaning in my life now than I have had in the past)

.34*

.16*

Spirit 8 Q7 ^a (As end of life approaches, I am comfortable with the thought of my own death)

-.03

.34*

Spirit 8 Q8 ^a (Life has become more precious to me; every day is a gift)

.34*

.20*