ArticleBMC palliative care2022
Psychological distress and resilience in patients with advanced cancer during the Covid-19 pandemic: the mediating role of spirituality.
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- Psychometric evaluation of the spiritual perspective scale for adolescents and young adults with cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Resilience in patients and family caregivers living with congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG): a quantitative study using the brief resilience coping scale (BRCS).Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2024Observational
- Correlation of Spiritual Health and Stress Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Cancer Patients.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024Article
- Status and influential factors of spiritual well-being in cancer patients with drug clinical trials: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Postvaccine Era COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Distress in Palliative Care Patients With Advanced Cancer.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
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- Factors influencing resilience in patients with advanced cancer: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of this study was to investigate the sociodemographic factors related to psychological distress, spirituality, and resilience, and to examine the mediating role of spirituality with respect to psychological distress and resilience in patients with advanced, unresectable cancer during the Covid-19 pandemic.
methodsA prospective, cross-sectional design was adopted. Data were collected from 636 participants with advanced cancer at 15 tertiary hospitals in Spain between February 2019 and December 2021. Participants completed self-report measures: Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), and Spiritual well-being (FACIT-Sp). Hierarchical linear regression models were used to explore the mediating role of spirituality.
resultsSpirituality was significantly different according to the person's age and marital status. Psychological distress accounted for 12% of the variance in resilience (β = - 0.32, p < 0.001) and spirituality, another 15% (β =0.48, p < 0.001). Spirituality acted as a partial mediator in the relationship between psychological distress and resilience in individuals with advanced cancer.
conclusionsBoth psychological distress and spirituality played a role in resilience in cases of advanced cancer. Spirituality can help promote subjective well-being and increased resilience in these subjects.
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