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Relationship with God and the Quality of Life of Prostate Cancer Survivors
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This study explored the role of relationship with God with respect to the quality of life of men with prostate cancer. Thirty-four men with prostate cancer completed questionnaires on demographic and illness factors, aspects of relationship with God (e.g., God image), nonreligious resources (e.g., optimism) and physical, social and emotion functioning. Results showed that relationship with God was a significant factor in the prediction of role, emotional and social functioning for these men after controlling for age, reported severity of treatment reactions and nonreligious resources. Notably, different aspects of relationship with God (e.g., causal attribution) evidenced different associations with functioning and the nonreligious resource of perceived health control. Such results suggest that relationship with God may function in a complex manner as a resource in coping with prostate cancer. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify the role of religious/spiritual resources in the short- and long-term quality of life of men with prostate cancer.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Gall, T. L.
- Affiliations
- Saint Paul University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Gall, Terry Lynn
- ORCID
- Gall, Terry Lynn
- Venue
- Quality of Life Research
- Published
- 2004-10
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1357-1368
- ISSN
- 0962-9343 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2649
- OpenAlex
- W2037586387
- Cited by
- 73
- References
- 69
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 1.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Quality of Life Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Keywords
- relationship with God, prostate cancer survivors, quality of life, spirituality, religious coping, image of God, causal attribution, optimism, social functioning, emotional functioning, role functioning
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Canada, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prostatic Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Research, Survivors, Sickness Impact Profile, Spirituality
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