Spiritual Needs of Persons With Advanced Cancer
Abstract
Spiritual needs, spiritual distress, and spiritual well-being of patients with terminal illnesses can affect their quality of life. The spiritual needs of patients with advanced cancer have not been widely studied. This study assessed the spiritual needs of 90 patients with advanced cancer who were newly admitted to hospice home care. They completed a demographic data form and the Spiritual Needs Inventory shortly after hospice admission. Scores could range from a low of 17 to a high of 85; study scores were 23 to 83. Results showed great variability in spiritual needs. Being with family was the most frequently cited need (80%), and 50% cited prayer as frequently or always a need. The most frequently cited unmet need was attending religious services. Results suggest the importance of a focus on the spiritual more than the religious in providing care to patients at the end of life.
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Previous studies have highlighted that psychological problems in end-stage patients were not adequately dealt with in the healthcare system.
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“…intervention time, targeted psychological intervention content and possible effective specific intervention measures for DA, so as to reduce the psychological distress of patients with advanced cancer, improve the level of psychological adjustment and enhance the quality of life in palliative care.”
Background
- Authors
- Hampton, D. M., Hollis, D. E., Lloyd, D. A., Taylor, J., & McMillan, S. C.
- Affiliations
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (US)
- University of South Florida (US)
- ORCID
- McMillan, Susan C.
- Venue
- American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-02
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 42-48
- ISSN
- 1049-9091 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-2715
- OpenAlex
- W2003359190
- Cited by
- 91
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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
- spiritual needs, advanced cancer, terminal illness, hospice care, spiritual distress, spiritual well-being, family presence, prayer, religious services, end-of-life care
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Attitude to Death, Attitude to Health, Female, Florida, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Caregivers, Hospice Care, Terminally Ill, Spirituality
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