The Role of Spirituality and Religious Coping in the Quality of Life of Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy
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Objectives National palliative care guidelines outline spiritual care as a domain of palliative care, yet patients' religiousness and/or spirituality (R/S) are underappreciated in the palliative oncology setting. Among patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative radiation therapy (RT), this study aims to characterize patient spirituality, religiousness, and religious coping; examine the relationships of these variables to quality of life (QOL); and assess patients' perceptions of spiritual care in the cancer care setting.Methods This is a multisite, cross-sectional survey of 69 patients with advanced cancer (response rate = 73%) receiving palliative RT. Scripted interviews assessed patient spirituality, religiousness, religious coping, QOL (McGill QOL Questionnaire), and perceptions of the importance of attention to spiritual needs by health providers. Multivariable models assessed the relationships of patient spirituality and R/S coping to patient QOL, controlling for other significant predictors of QOL.Results Most participants (84%) indicated reliance on R/S beliefs to cope with cancer. Patient spirituality and religious coping were associated with improved QOL in multivariable analyses (β = 10.57, P < .001 and β = 1.28, P = .01, respectively). Most patients considered attention to spiritual concerns an important part of cancer care by physicians (87%) and nurses (85%).Limitations Limitations include a small sample size, a cross-sectional study design, and a limited proportion of nonwhite participants (15%) from one US region.Conclusion Patients receiving palliative RT rely on R/S beliefs to cope with advanced cancer. Furthermore, spirituality and religious coping are contributors to better QOL. These findings highlight the importance of spiritual care in advanced cancer care.
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- Authors
- Vallurupalli, M., Lauderdale, K., Balboni, M. J., Phelps, A. C., Block, S. D., Ng, A. K., Kachnic, L. A., VanderWeele, T. J., & Balboni, T. A.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- The Journal of Supportive Oncology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 81-87
- ISSN
- 1544-6794 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3391969
- OpenAlex
- W2325631665
- Cited by
- 257
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 21 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 22 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 8
- FWCI
- 11.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- The Journal of Supportive Oncology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (L30 CA166015, T32CA009172)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Keywords
- spirituality, religious coping, religiosity, quality of life, palliative radiotherapy, advanced cancer, spiritual care, palliative oncology
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Palliative Care, Quality of Life, Religion, Socioeconomic Factors, Spirituality
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