Comparison of attitudes of guilt and forgiveness in cancer patients without evidence of disease and advanced cancer patients in a palliative care setting
| Autor: | Laarhoven, H.W. van, Schilderman, J.B.A.M., Verhagen, C.A.H.H.V.M., Vissers, K.C., Prins, J.B. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | AGEM - Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, CCA -Cancer Center Amsterdam, Oncology |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Forgiveness Palliative care Psychotherapist media_common.quotation_subject education Disease behavioral disciplines and activities Research Program in Religious Studies Quality of Care [ONCOL 4] Reference Values Translational research [ONCOL 3] Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological mental disorders Advanced disease medicine Humans Terminally Ill In patient media_common Aged Oncology (nursing) Onderzoeksprogramma Religiewetenschappen Palliative Care Cancer social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Advanced cancer Psychological determinants of chronic illness Quality of Care [NCEBP 8] Religion Distress Effective primary care and public health Age-related aspects of cancer [NCEBP 7] Oncology Attitude Case-Control Studies Guilt behavior and behavior mechanisms Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Cancer Nursing, 35, 6, pp. 483-492 Cancer Nursing, 35, 6, pp. 483-92 Cancer nursing, 35(6), 483-492. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Cancer Nursing, 35, 483-492 Cancer Nursing, 35, 483-92 |
| ISSN: | 0162-220X |
| Popis: | Item does not contain fulltext BACKGROUND: : Attitudes toward guilt and forgiveness may be important factors determining distress in cancer patients. Direct comparative studies in patients with different life expectancies exploring attitudes toward guilt and forgiveness are lacking. Also, sociodemographic and religious characteristics determining the attitudes toward guilt and forgiveness are unknown. OBJECTIVE: : The objective of this study was to compare attitudes toward guilt and forgiveness in cancer patients without evidence of disease and advanced cancer patients. METHODS: : A descriptive research design was used. Ninety-seven patients without evidence of disease and 55 advanced cancer patients filled out the Dutch Guilt Measurement Instrument and the Forgiveness of Others Scale. RESULTS: : Both groups had an attitude of nonreligious guilt and forgiveness, but not of religious guilt. No significant differences in attitudes toward guilt and forgiveness were observed between the 2 groups. In contrast to sociodemographic characteristics, religious characteristics were relevant predictors for guilt and forgiveness. Significant differences in relations between images of God and attitudes toward guilt were observed between the 2 patient groups. CONCLUSIONS: : An attitude of nonreligious guilt and forgiveness was found in cancer patients, irrespective of the stage of disease. Religious characteristics were significantly associated with attitudes of guilt and forgiveness. This correlation differed in the early and the advanced setting of disease. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: : The observed relations between religious characteristics and attitudes of guilt and forgiveness suggest that a careful examination of the role of religious beliefs and values is relevant in the clinical care of patients with cancer, both in the setting of early and advanced disease. |
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