Spiritual Needs of Patients with Cancer Referred to Alinasab and Shahid Ghazi Tabatabaie Hospitals of Tabriz, Iran.

Association between Perception of Prognosis and Spiritual Well-being among Cancer Patients.

INTRODUCTION Disclosure of cancer prognosis is one of the most difficult challenges in caring of cancer patients. An exact effect of prognosis disclosure on spiritual well-being of cancer patient was not completely investigated. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between perception of prognosis and spiritual well-being among cancer patients. METHODS In this des...

The Relation between Awareness of Cancer Diagnosis and Spiritual Health among Cancer Patients.

INTRODUCTION Disclosure of cancer diagnosis is one the main challenges in caring of patients with cancer since it may have negative effects on the spiritual health of patients. No study has ever been performed in Iran to investigate the relationship between awareness of cancer diagnosis and spiritual health in cancer patients. Therefore, the present study aimed to review the effects of awarenes...

CORRELATION OF BURDEN OF CARE AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH IN FAMILY CAREGIVERs OF CANCER PATIENTS

Background & Aim: Families of patients with cancer during the course of their care of patients suffer from various economic, physical, social, psychological and spiritual challenges that cause their burden of care. Understanding the correlation between care and hope in these families can be effective in establishing a support system to reduce this burden. The aim of this study was to explore th...

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SPIRITUAL CARE OF END OF LIFE PATIENTS IN IRAN: A NEGLECTED NURSING PRACTICE

 Spirituality as one of the human being aspects, is associated with all domains of health and disease as well as the source of power and improvement in patients (1). Although, all of patients have spiritual needs, but end of life patients that encounter with unassertiveness, spiritual needs are very important (2). Nurses have responsibility to carry out spiritual care ethically and professional...