HOPE AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING IN IRANIAN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY

the relationship between religion, spiritual well-being, hope and quality of life in patients with cancer

background: religion, spiritual well-being and hope are concepts that are frequently used as a source of coping in patients with cancer. however, few studies have examined these factors with independent measurement devices. aim: to determine the relationship between religion, spiritual wellbeing, hope and quality of life in cancer patients admitted to omid’s hospital in urmia city from august t...

Spiritual Well-being, Faith, Hope, Anxiety and Loneliness in Oncology Patients: A Descriptive Correlational Study

New Horizon of Spiritual Well-being and Hope among Cancer Patients: a Psychological Aspect

The purpose of this study was to address the importance of spiritual well-being and hope among cancer patients diagnosed with its different stages. Through stratified sampling techniques, 120 cancer patients from four stages evenly divided into male and female participated in this study. Spiritual Well-being Scale (Paloutzian & Ellison, 1982) and Hope Scale (Snyder, Harris, Anderson, et al, 199...

Prayer in Iranian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

UNLABELLED Chronic illnesses such as cancer are very stressful events and prayer is a valuable coping strategy for Muslim cancer patients. This study was conducted to assess the impact of prayer in Iranian cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. A descriptive cross sectional survey was conducted on 360 cancer patients over 20 years of age who were able to read and write. Data collection employ...

Sleep Quality and Spiritual Well-Being in Hemodialysis Patients

BACKGROUND Sleep disorders are considered as one of the most important problems in hemodialysis patients, making their everyday life a serious hazard. Sleep quality of hemodialysis patients and consequences of sleep disorders on other aspects of health such as spiritual well-being are important issues. OBJECTIVES This study examined the relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of...