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Do Spirituality and Faith Make a Difference? Report from the Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study Group

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dc.contributor.authorTravado, L
dc.contributor.authorGrassi, L
dc.contributor.authorGil, F
dc.contributor.authorMartins, C
dc.contributor.authorVentura, C
dc.contributor.authorBairradas, J
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-03T15:06:49Z
dc.date.available2011-06-03T15:06:49Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: In the last decade, some attention has been given to spirituality and faith and their role in cancer patients' coping. Few data are available about spirituality among cancer patients in Southern European countries, which have a big tradition of spirituality, namely, the Catholic religion. As part of a more general investigation (Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study--SEPOS), the aim of this study was to examine the effect of spirituality in molding psychosocial implications in Southern European cancer patients. METHOD: A convenience sample of 323 outpatients with a diagnosis of cancer between 6 to 18 months, a good performance status (Karnofsky Performance Status > 80), and no cognitive deficits or central nervous system (CNS) involvement by disease were approached in university and affiliated cancer centers in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Switzerland (Italian speaking area). Each patient was evaluated for spirituality (Visual Analog Scale 0-10), psychological morbidity (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale--HADS), coping strategies (Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer--Mini-MAC) and concerns about illness (Cancer Worries Inventory--CWI). RESULTS. The majority of patients (79.3%) referred to being supported by their spirituality/faith throughout their illness. Significant differences were found between the spirituality and non-spirituality groups (p ≤ 0.01) in terms of education, coping styles, and psychological morbidity. Spirituality was significantly correlated with fighting spirit (r = -0.27), fatalism (r = 0.50), and avoidance (r = 0.23) coping styles and negatively correlated with education (r = -0.25), depression (r = -0.22) and HAD total (r = -0.17). SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: Spirituality is frequent among Southern European cancer patients with lower education and seems to play some protective role towards psychological morbidity, specifically depression. Further studies should examine this trend in Southern European cancer patients.por
dc.identifier.citationPalliat Support Care 2010 Dec;8(4):405-13por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/223
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherCambridge University Presspor
dc.subjectAcademic Medical Centerspor
dc.subjectAdaptation, Psychologicalpor
dc.subjectAge Factorspor
dc.subjectAgedpor
dc.subjectAnxiety/diagnosispor
dc.subjectAnxiety/psychologypor
dc.subjectCancer Care Facilitiespor
dc.subjectCatholicismpor
dc.subjectCross-Cultural Comparisonpor
dc.subjectDepression/diagnosispor
dc.subjectDepression/psychologypor
dc.subjectEuropean Continental Ancestry Group/psychologypor
dc.subjectHumanspor
dc.subjectItalypor
dc.subjectMalepor
dc.subjectNeoplasms/psychologypor
dc.subjectMiddle Agedpor
dc.subjectOutpatientspor
dc.subjectPersonality Inventorypor
dc.subjectPortugalpor
dc.subjectPsychometricspor
dc.subjectQuality of Lifepor
dc.subjectReligion and Psychology
dc.subjectSocial Class
dc.subjectSpain
dc.subjectSpirituality
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectSwitzerland
dc.titleDo Spirituality and Faith Make a Difference? Report from the Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study Grouppor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage413por
oaire.citation.startPage405por
oaire.citation.titlePalliative and Supportive Carepor
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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