Category Archive for: "quality of life"

Quality of life (QOL), supportive care, and spirituality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients

August 31, 2019 quality of life, stem cell, transplant

Abstract: For many patients, a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) can be challenging to physical and emotional health. Supportive care needs can be overwhelming for many patients and [...]
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The Role of Spirituality and Religious Coping in the Quality of Life of Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy

August 31, 2019 oncology, palliative care, quality of life

Objectives: National palliative care guidelines outline spiritual care as a domain of palliative care, yet patients’ religiousness and/or spirituality (R/S) are underappreciated in the palliative [...]
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Spiritual quality of life and spiritual coping: evidence for a two-factor structure of the WHOQOL spirituality, religiousness, and personal beliefs module

August 31, 2019 quality of life

Background: The WHOQOL-SRPB has been a useful module to measure aspects of QOL related to spirituality, religiousness, and personal beliefs, but recent research has pointed to potential problems [...]
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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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