Understanding meanings and lived experiences of spirituality among adults with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore subjective meanings and lived experiences of spirituality among adults with cancer.

Methods

Participants (age ≥ 18, any type/stage of cancer, English-speaking) were recruited from one cancer center. Semi-structured interviews elicited what "spirituality" means and how it was experienced when facing cancer. Data were analyzed using interpretive thematic analysis.

Results

25 participants from diverse religious/spiritual backgrounds, primarily white (92%) and female (64%), with an average age of 59 years (range: 43-90), most often described spirituality as connection with something greater. Spirituality in daily life was described as participation in spiritual practices, engagement in service and nurturing others, finding and/or creating sacredness eve

SUBMITTER: Miller M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12360301 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature