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Spiritual/religious coping strategies and religiosity of patients living with cancer in palliative care

Meneguin, S; Pollo, CF; Matos, TDDS; Segalla, AVZ; Generoso, FJF; de Oliveira, C; (2023) Spiritual/religious coping strategies and religiosity of patients living with cancer in palliative care. International Journal of Palliative Nursing , 29 (4) pp. 170-178. 10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.4.170. Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The palliative care provided to cancer patients should also contemplate the psychological and spiritual dimensions of care. AIMS: This study aimed to compare religiosity and spiritual/religious coping (SRC) of cancer patients in palliative care with a group of healthy volunteers and determine whether sociodemographic characteristics affected this association. METHODS: This was a case-control study conducted with 86 patients living with cancer from an outpatient palliative care clinic of the São Paulo State University (UNESP) medical school, Botucatu, Brazil and 86 healthy volunteers. The brief Spiritual/Religious Coping Scale (SRCOPE) and the Duke University Religion (DUREL) Index were used as a brief measure of 'religiosity'. RESULTS: All 172 participants reported to be religious and, overall, made very little use of SRC strategies. DUREL scores were negatively associated with religious practice (P<0.01) and positive SRC (P<0.01). Age was associated with non-organisational religious activities and intrinsic religiosity (P<0.01); and income was associated with intrinsic religiosity (P<0.04). Positive SRC was negatively associated with the palliative group (P=0.03) and DUREL index (P<0.01). Negative SRC was positively associated with the palliative group (P=0.04) and negatively associated with education level (P=0.03) and practice of religion (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: All participants reported to be religious; however, their use of SRC strategies was very low. Positive religious coping was the most prevalent score. Negative religious coping was more common in the palliative care group compared to healthy volunteers. There is an association between religious coping and religiosity in palliative cancer care patients.

Type: Article
Title: Spiritual/religious coping strategies and religiosity of patients living with cancer in palliative care
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.4.170
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.4.170
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: cancer, nursing, palliative care, religiosity, spirituality, Humans, Palliative Care, Spirituality, Case-Control Studies, Brazil, Religion, Adaptation, Psychological, Neoplasms
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10170494
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