Do religious/spiritual coping strategies affect illness adjustment in patients with cancer? A systematic review of the literature

Thuné-Boyle, Ingela; Stygall, Jan; Keshtgar, Mohammed; Newman, Stanton

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.055

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“…The majority US women with breast cancer expressed that religion helped them cope with their health problem 43 . There is evidence for the positive association between religion, well-being and adjustment life satisfaction 44,45,46 There is an inverse correlation between religious coping activities and autonomy. 47 Schreiber (2011) found a nonsignificant correlation between PWB and spiritual conservation subscales.…”

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Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Women Who Early Survive Breast Cancer and its Associated Factors

Alam

Boughdady

El‐Gilany

2017

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Background: Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer (BC) adversely affect the psychological well-being (PWB) of elderly patients. Aim of the study: This study aims to describe the PWB of elderly women-survivors of (BC) and its associated factors. Subjects: A convenient sample of 163 old women undertaken treatment of BC was enclosed within the study. Setting: This study was carried out at Mansoura University hospital (oncology center) in the outpatient clinics. Tools: Data collected included: Socio demographic and clinical data structured interview schedule. Psychological well-being was measured by the Arabic version of Ryff's Psychological Well-Being (RPWB) Scale. Religious activities were measured by the brief Arab religious coping Scale (BARCS). Results: Older women with breast cancer showed highly low mean scores (ranging from 21.7 to 25.6) within the six subscales of PWB. The mean scores of environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations and purpose in life vary significantly consistent with age groups of the participants, educational level. The mean scores of autonomy, positive relations and self-acceptance showed vital variation consistent with variety of work before retirement. The mean scores of autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, life purpose, and self-acceptance vary consistent with income level. On the other hand the mean scores of personal growth, positive relations, and self-acceptance subscales vary significantly consistent with presence or absence of co-morbidities. Religious-coping-activities have vital inverse, weak correlation with autonomy and vital positive, moderate correlations with environmental mastery, positive relations, and self-acceptance. Conclusion: This study concluded that the women with breast cancer have low PWB scores. Several factors are related to variation in PWB. Religious coping improves PWB of elderly women extant breast cancer in posttreatment phase. There is a space for improvement. Recommendations: Special attention should be paid to elderly women with impaired PWB during follow-up visits.

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Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Women Who Early Survive Breast Cancer and its Associated Factors

Alam

Boughdady

El‐Gilany

2017

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“…Regarding spiritual and existential coping strategies, the topic of the paper by Bentur et al [3], there is a significant body of research already available defining coping mechanisms in Western society as well as studies evaluating how these strategies affect the ability of advanced cancer patients to adjust to illness [19,20]. This has led to the development of recommended therapeutic intervention protocols [5,[21][22][23], with studies evaluating these interventions for effectiveness currently underway [24].…”

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Spiritual care in Israel: the future is now

Kinzbrunner¹,

Kinzbrunner²

2014

Isr J Health Policy Res

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Spiritual care is a relatively new healthcare discipline in Israel. It has evolved over the past decade through the collaboration of multiple Israeli healthcare professionals, with assistance from interested professionals primarily from the US. The goal has been to create a spiritual care model unique to Israel. The study by Bentur et al. significantly contributes to the advancement of spiritual care in Israel by giving spiritual care providers valuable knowledge as to how the patients they care for cope with the existential and spiritual suffering of advanced illness. As the Israeli model of spiritual care is, to some degree, modeled after its counterpart in the US, this commentary compares and contrasts the two in the areas of: history, population demographics, acceptance by the healthcare system, and the available body of research. Recommendations are then presented as to how Israel, by mirroring the US experience, can create a spiritual care model that is unique to the specific needs of Israeli patients, while fostering its increased recognition as a fully integrated healthcare discipline in Israel.

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“…There is also interest in the relationship between spiritual needs and mental and physical health [10], and the role and importance of religion and spirituality in health care practice [6]. Spiritual needs have been defined by the Institute of Medicine as "the needs and expectations that humans have to find meaning, purpose and value in their life" ( [11], p. 40).…”

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“…The desire to forgive and be forgiven and to love and be loved by others illustrates an interpersonal level of need. Examples of transpersonal spiritual needs include the desire to relate to and worship an ultimate other (often God).In recent years, an increasing number of studies have shown that spirituality and/or religiosity can be a source of comfort for cancer patients [5,6] and is linked to self-esteem, sense of hope, a sense of meaning and purpose, and the provision of emotional comfort [6]. Spirituality is a much broader concept than religion, although it may be expressed through religion [7].…”

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Exploratory Psychometric Properties of the Farsi and English Versions of the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ)

2016

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Abstract:The aim of this study was to translate and test the psychometric properties of a Farsi and an English version of the spiritual needs questionnaire (SpNQ) a measure originally developed in German. The World Health Organization guideline for translating and validating questionnaires was used. Participants were recruited from hospitals in Iran and New Zealand during an outpatient follow-up appointment after cancer treatment. People diagnosed with cancer in Iran (68) and New Zealand (54) completed and returned the SpNQ (at time 1) and within the two week time period (time 2). Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.92, except for the existentialistic domain of the SpNQ (0.53-0.54). The coefficient of variation (CV) indicated minimal random variation between the assessments; the measures were generally stable, except for the item "existentialistic". The translated versions of the SpNQ have the potential to support a comprehensive assessment of cancer patients' spiritual needs.Keywords: cancer; spiritual care; needs BackgroundThe provision of holistic care is recognised and promoted as best practice in caring for people with cancer [1], and involves assessing and treating physical, emotional and spiritual needs [2]. Spirituality has been defined as "an inherent quality of all humans that drives the search for meaning and purpose in life" and "involves relationships with oneself, others and a transcendent dimension" ([3], p. 324). Taylor [4] states spirituality reveals itself as spiritual needs in three levels: intrapersonal, interpersonal and transpersonal. The need to have purpose, hope and transcend challenges is an example of intrapersonal spiritual needs. The desire to forgive and be forgiven and to love and be loved by others illustrates an interpersonal level of need. Examples of transpersonal spiritual needs include the desire to relate to and worship an ultimate other (often God).In recent years, an increasing number of studies have shown that spirituality and/or religiosity can be a source of comfort for cancer patients [5,6] and is linked to self-esteem, sense of hope, a sense of meaning and purpose, and the provision of emotional comfort [6]. Spirituality is a much broader concept than religion, although it may be expressed through religion [7]. Koenig [2] believes that spirituality and religion can be used interchangeably, because most research linking spirituality to health has measured religious beliefs or practices.There is a growth in the evidence of a positive association between spirituality and other health outcomes [8], which suggests the importance of considering spiritual needs in health care [9]. There is

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Do religious/spiritual coping strategies affect illness adjustment in patients with cancer? A systematic review of the literature

Cited by 349 publications

References 58 publications

Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Women Who Early Survive Breast Cancer and its Associated Factors

Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Women Who Early Survive Breast Cancer and its Associated Factors

Spiritual care in Israel: the future is now

Exploratory Psychometric Properties of the Farsi and English Versions of the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire (SpNQ)

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