Transforming Chaplaincy Fellow Petra Sprik recently co-authored an article in Supportive Care in Cancer. You can read the abstract to “Using patient-reported religious/spiritual concerns to [...]
Using patient-reported religious/spiritual concerns to identify patients who accept chaplain interventions in an outpatient oncology setting
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PURPOSE: The goals of this study were to (1) describe the prevalence and correlates of patient-reported religious/spiritual (R/S) needs in outpatient oncology patients and (2) estimate the [...]
Co-sponsored by Transforming Chaplaincy and the Spiritual Care Podcast from Human Media, and supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, “New Directions in Spiritual Care [...]
Perceived and actual change in religion/spirituality in cancer survivors: Longitudinal relationships with distress and perceived growth
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This observational cohort study examined the relationships between actual and perceived R/S change at 12 months post cancer diagnosis with depression, anxiety, and perceived growth 6 months [...]
Factors associated with post-traumatic growth, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in outpatients undergoing bone marrow transplantation: a pilot study
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationships between spiritual, religious, and sociodemographic factors and post-traumatic growth, quality of life, and spiritual well-being in outpatients [...]
Prevalence and correlates of fear of recurrence among adolescent and young adult versus older adult post-treatment cancer survivors
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Purpose: We sought to (1) assess prevalence of fear of recurrence among cancer survivors diagnosed as adolescent and young adults (AYA; 15–39 years) versus those diagnosed at a later age [...]
Spiritual support for adolescent cancer patients: a survey of pediatric oncology centers in Italy and Spain
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INTRODUCTION: Spirituality is a fundamental aspect of the psychological well-being of adolescents with cancer. This study reports on a survey conducted at pediatric oncology centers in Italy and [...]
Spiritual well-being and spiritual distress predict adjustment in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors
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OBJECTIVE: Spirituality is related to many aspects of cancer survivors’ physical and psychological adjustment. Given their unique developmental issues, spiritual issues may be especially [...]
BACKGROUND: Spirituality and religiosity are reported as important in coping with cancer but rarely explored across cultures. OBJECTIVES: To explore and compare the use of spirituality and [...]
Background: Spirituality is recognized as a key determinant of health. A strong correlation between health and spiritual healing is widely existent. Present study aims at investigating spiritual [...]