| Autor: |
Daugherty, Christopher K., Fitchett, George, Murphy, Patricia E., Peterman, Amy H., Banik, Donald M., Hlubocky, Fay, Tartaro, Jessica |
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Psycho-Oncology; Feb2005, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p135-146, 12p |
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The purpose of this study was to examine the role of spirituality in terminally ill cancer patients who volunteer for clinical trials of experimental agents. Information about spirituality (FACIT-Sp), quality of life (FACT-G), awareness of prognosis, and decision-making preferences was obtained from 162 advanced cancer patients who volunteered for phase I trials. In a multivariable model, phase I patients had slightly higher levels of spirituality (p<0.001) than a group of 156 advanced cancer patients who were not participants in phase I trials. For the phase I patients, spirituality was positively associated with quality of life (Spearman rho = 0.36, p<0.001). There was little association between either spirituality or religious problem-solving style and phase I patients' awareness of their prognosis or decision-making preferences. One phase I patient who said, ‘I put faith in doctors and God,’ expressed these patients' willingness to trust both God and medicine. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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