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The Spirituality in End-of-Life Cancer Patients, in Relation to Anxiety, Depression, Coping Strategies and the Daily Spiritual Experiences: A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors: Andrea Bovero, Chiara Tosi, Rossana Botto, Marta Opezzo, Federica Giono-Calvetto, Riccardo Torta

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 6/2019

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate “Faith” and “Meaning/Peace” dimensions of the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy–spiritual well-being scale (FACIT-Sp-12) in relation to coping strategies, anxiety and depression, and to analyze the relationship between FACIT-Sp-12 and the daily spiritual experience scale in end-of-life cancer patients. A sample of 152 participants were involved. The daily spiritual experiences correlated the most with “Faith” subscale. Moreover, religious coping, depression and daily spiritual experiences resulted “Faith” significant predictors, while depression, anxiety, self-distraction, positive reframing and behavioral disengagement were “Meaning/Peace” subscale’s significant predictors. These findings highlighted the considerable impact of the daily spiritual experiences on patients’ spiritual well-being.

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Title: The Spirituality in End-of-Life Cancer Patients, in Relation to Anxiety, Depression, Coping Strategies and the Daily Spiritual Experiences: A Cross-Sectional Study
Authors: Andrea Bovero
Chiara Tosi
Rossana Botto
Marta Opezzo
Federica Giono-Calvetto
Riccardo Torta
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Mood Disorders
Affective Disorder
Anxiety
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00849-z

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