Journal article
The Relationship of Religiosity and Spirituality to Quality of Life Among Cancer Patients
Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, Vol.13(1), pp.29-37
03/01/2006
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-005-9000-9
Abstract
Most quality of life (QOL) assessments measure patients’ emotional well-being, functional well-being, interpersonal/social well-being, and satisfaction with treatment. Little attention has been given to patients’ spirituality or religiosity. Further, studies that have examined the impact of spirituality or religiosity on QOL have not differentiated between the constructs. The purpose of this study was to examine religiosity and spirituality as separate variables, and to define their relationship to QOL for 61 persons with cancer. Regression analyses indicated that, while spirituality and religiosity are moderately intercorrelated, spirituality has a stronger relationship with QOL than religiosity. When attempting to understand a person's spiritual life and its impact on QOL, there is a need for clear distinction between and separate assessment of spirituality and religiosity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Relationship of Religiosity and Spirituality to Quality of Life Among Cancer Patients
- Creators
- A. Elizabeth Rippentrop - University of IowaElizabeth M Altmaier - University of IowaC. Patrick Burns - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings, Vol.13(1), pp.29-37
- Publisher
- Springer Nature B.V
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10880-005-9000-9
- ISSN
- 1068-9583
- eISSN
- 1573-3572
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2006
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984627291602771
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