The Impact of Spiritual Well-Being on the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 2.9 3区医学 Q2 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Integrative Cancer Therapies Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1177/15347354231210841

Mohamad Jetan, Aiman Daifallah, Maha Khalid Rabayaa, Rana Qadri, Mahmoud Nassorah, Ahmed Nouri, Nihad Al-Othaman

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Abstract

Background: Quality of life is a multidimensional concept that involves physical, social, emotional, and functional well-being. Spirituality represents a potentially influential factor in the quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and spirituality among cancer patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 354 cancer patients in Palestine. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire was made up of 4 sections: sociodemographic factors, clinical data, FACT-G, and FACIT-sp.

Results: A total of 354 cancer patients with a mean age of 46.4 ± 15.3 years were enrolled in the study. The spiritual well-being of patients reported in this study was measured by using the median FACIT-Sp total score, and it was 35 (IQR: 29-42). The quality of life of patients was measured using the median of the FACT-G total score, and it was 63 (IQR: 52-85). The FACT-G score was significantly variable based on several factors including age, marital status, cancer type, presence of metastasis, presence of treatment side effects, and the period since diagnosis (P-value < .05). The FACIT-Sp total score had a significantly strong positive relationship with FACT-G total score (r = .705, P < .001). Moreover, moderate to strong significant correlations were found between spirituality and quality of life subscales.

Conclusions: Quality of life among cancer patients is affected by their basic and clinical characteristics and is highly correlated with their spirituality level. Thus, addressing palliative support through spiritual care besides primary clinical treatment is of great importance to improve the quality of life among cancer patients.

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精神幸福感对癌症患者生活质量的影响:一项横断面研究。

背景:生活质量是一个多维度的概念，涉及身体、社会、情感和功能健康。精神是影响生活质量的一个潜在因素。本研究旨在评估癌症患者的生活品质及精神状态。方法:对巴勒斯坦地区354例肿瘤患者进行横断面研究。数据收集采用自填问卷。问卷由社会人口因素、临床资料、FACT-G和fact -sp四部分组成。结果:共有354例癌症患者入组，平均年龄46.4±15.3岁。本研究中报告的患者的精神幸福感采用FACIT-Sp总分中位数来测量，总分为35分(IQR: 29-42)。采用FACT-G总分的中位数测量患者的生活质量，为63 (IQR: 52-85)。年龄、婚姻状况、肿瘤类型、有无转移、有无治疗副作用、诊断后时间等因素对FACT-G评分有显著影响(p值r =。结论:癌症患者的生活质量受其基本特征和临床特征的影响，并与患者的精神水平高度相关。因此，在初级临床治疗的基础上，通过精神关怀解决姑息支持对提高癌症患者的生活质量具有重要意义。

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Integrative Cancer Therapies 医学-全科医学与补充医学

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

3.40%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： ICT is the first journal to spearhead and focus on a new and growing movement in cancer treatment. The journal emphasizes scientific understanding of alternative medicine and traditional medicine therapies, and their responsible integration with conventional health care. Integrative care includes therapeutic interventions in diet, lifestyle, exercise, stress care, and nutritional supplements, as well as experimental vaccines, chrono-chemotherapy, and other advanced treatments. Contributors are leading oncologists, researchers, nurses, and health-care professionals.