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Meaning, spirituality, and wellness in cancer survivors

Vachon, Mary L.S.·2008·Seminars in Oncology Nursing
DOI 10.1016/j.soncn.2008.05.010
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Objectives To explore the concepts of meaning, spirituality, and wellness in cancer survivors.Data sources Review and research articles, books, and personal experience as a nurse psychotherapist and as a cancer survivor.Conclusion Cancer survivors often rely on their religious and spiritual beliefs as a way of deriving meaning during their illness experience and survivorship, as well as a way of coping with and coming to terms with the concept of death. The measurement of religion and spirituality in health and cancer survivorship is challenging because of the difficulty in defining terms and in developing ways of measuring the concepts.Implications for nursing practice Nurses have the opportunity to explore the meaning of cancer and spirituality in the lives of their patients. Such discussions can allow for the introduction of concepts of wellness including changes in lifestyle habits and social support that may improve quality of life for cancer survivors.

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  • This process is related to improving patients' outcomes, managing chronic pain, or dealing with a diagnosis such as cancer.

    “This process is related to improving patients’ outcomes, manages chronic pain, or deals with a diagnostic as cancer (Breitbart, 2002; Vachon, 2008; Dedeli and Kaptan, 2013; Weber and Pargament, 2014; Bernard et al., 2017).”

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  • Spirituality can be considered a source of coping to handle crisis and stressful moments, and related to positive meanings in face of challenges, such as in health problems.

    “Spirituality can be considered a source of coping to handle crisis and stressful moments, and related to positive meanings in face of challenges, such as in health problems.”

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Authors
Vachon, M. L. S.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Vachon, Mary L.S.
ORCID
Vachon, Mary L.S.
Venue
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-08
Volume
24
Issue
3
Pages
218-225
ISSN
0749-2081 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.soncn.2008.05.010
OpenAlex
W2133605846
Cited by
119
References
40
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FWCI
6.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • Seminars in Oncology Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
Keywords
cancer survivors, spirituality, meaning in life, wellness, coping with death, quality of life, social support, lifestyle modification, spirituality measurement, nursing practice
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aftercare, Attitude to Health, Health Promotion, Humans, Life Change Events, Life Style, Models, Psychological, Neoplasms, Oncology Nursing, Psychotherapy, Quality of Life, Relaxation Therapy, Religion and Psychology, Self Care, Social Support, Nursing Research, Models, Nursing, Cost of Illness, Survivors, Nurse's Role, Spirituality

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