Spirituality, A Method of Coping with Depression in Cancer Patients Who Received Chemotherapy in the Southwest of Turkey (PRAYER Study)

Abstract

options, cancer is still the most significant health problem and one of the most prominent causes of death.1 During cancer diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up processes, cancer patients have to overcome either symptoms of their diseases or adverse effects of their therapies. If these symptoms combine with the fear of death and unhealed feeling, harmony with therapy and quality of life get worse. This leads to curiosity and fear in patients, thus deteriorating their physical and mental health.1-3