Comparison of the Spiritual Needs of Terminal Cancer Patients and Their Primary Family Caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study was conducted to examine differences in Spiritual Interests Related to Illness Tool (SpIRIT) scores and the degree of spiritual needs (SNs) between patients with terminal cancer and their primary family caregivers and to compare spiritual needs between them.

Methods

The study participants were inpatients with terminal cancer and their primary family caregivers at 40 national hospice centers. The final analysis included 120 SpIRIT surveys from patients and 115 from family members, and 99 SNs questionnaires from patients and 111 from family members. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive statistics, the t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficients.

Results

There were no significant between-group differences in SpIR

SUBMITTER: Kang KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332713 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature