August, 2019 | Transforming Chaplaincy

The Relief of Existential Suffering

August 25, 2019 palliative care

Advanced and progressive illnesses bring existential suffering to patients as an inevitable consequence of the disease and its treatment. Physicians need a typology of existential distress to aid [...]
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The Landscape of Distress in the Terminally Ill

August 25, 2019 palliative care

Understanding the complexities of distress and knowing who is most vulnerable is foundational to the provision of quality, palliative end-of-life care. Although prior studies have examined the [...]
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Spiritual Struggle: Effect on Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction in Women with Breast Cancer

August 25, 2019 oncology, quality of life, women

Background: Women with breast cancer experience stressors affecting quality of life (QOL) and life satisfaction. Little is known about effects of spiritual struggle as a coping strategy on QOL [...]
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Religiousness and Spiritual Support Among Advanced Cancer Patients and Associations with End-of-Life Treatment Preferences and Quality of Life

August 4, 2019 oncology, quality of life

Purpose Religion and spirituality play a role in coping with illness for many cancer patients. This study examined religiousness and spiritual support in advanced cancer patients of diverse [...]
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Spiritual Conflicts Associated with Praying about Cancer

August 4, 2019 oncology, psychology

A secondary analysis of data from a study designed to describe how persons use prayer to cope with cancer is presented in this paper to illuminate the spiritual conflicts that can be experienced [...]
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