Optimism and social support as contributing factors to spirituality in Cancer patients
| Autor: | Caterina Calderon, Paula Jiménez-Fonseca, Ana Montes, Jacobo Rogado, Mónica Antoñanzas, Laura Ciria-Suarez, Elena Ansensio-Martínez, Raquel Hernández, Vilma Pacheo-Barcia, María Palacín-Lois |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Coping (psychology) media_common.quotation_subject Social conditions Disease 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Optimism Neoplasms Optimisme medicine Humans Spirituality 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study media_common Condicions socials Aged business.industry Cancer Social Support Cancer patients medicine.disease Malalts de càncer Cross-Sectional Studies Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Quality of Life Marital status Female Espiritualitat business Psychosocial Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona |
| ISSN: | 1433-7339 |
| Popis: | Background/objective: The impact a cancer diagnosis and its treatment are affected by psychosocial factors and how these factors interrelate among themselves. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between optimism and social support in spiritual wellbeing in cancer patients initiating chemotherapy. Methods: A cross-sectional, multi-center (15 sites), prospective study was conducted with 912 cancer patients who had undergone curative surgery for a stage I-III cancer and were to receive adjuvant chemotherapy. They completed the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness-Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp), Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Results: Significant differences on spirituality scales (meaning/peace and faith) were detected depending on age (≤ 65 vs > 65), sex, marital status, employment, and cancer treatment. Married or partnered participants had significantly higher meaning/peace scores compared to their non-partnered counterparts (p = 0.001). Women, > 65 years, unemployed, and patients treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy had significantly higher faith scores versus men, ≤ 65 years, employed, and subjects only receiving adjuvant chemotherapy (all p |
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