Background. Cancer affects many people in Switzerland and to date many may die. Being
given such a diagnosis can provoke a spiritual crisis in the patient as the disease disrupts …

Context Palliative care aims to support patients' spiritual needs with the intention of
promoting their spiritual well-being (SWB), an important dimension of quality of life. SWB is …

Research indicates unmet religious and spiritual needs among cancer patients both
internationally and in a secular society like Denmark. Obtaining a patient's spiritual history is …

The purpose of this study was to show the different components of spirituality in the last few
weeks of life for advanced cancer patients admitted to hospice and to evaluate quality of life …

Problématique. Le cancer touche beaucoup de personnes en Suisse et un grand nombre en
décèdent encore. Recevoir une telle annonce plonge le malade dans une crise spirituelle …

Purpose The study addresses the spiritual dimension of care of non-terminally ill cancer
patients by measuring their spiritual needs in association with indicators of quality of life (ie …

Objective: In the last decade, some attention has been given to spirituality and faith and their
role in cancer patients' coping. Few data are available about spirituality among cancer …

Abstract Background The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer
(EORTC) has developed the Spiritual Well-being Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-SWB32), a …

Aims and objectives To establish whether there is a correlation between spirituality and
anxiety and depression in patients with advanced cancer. Patients and methods Patients …

Purpose Spiritual well-being is very important in patients undergoing palliative care.
Although psychosocial factors have been suggested to be associated with spiritual well …