Spirituality and coping mechanism related to patints' religion affiliation were explore among 307 cancer patients participating in the cross-cultural Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study (SEPO-S). 79.3% patients reported to be supported by tehir spirituality/faith. spirituality was significantly related to fighting spirit, fatalsim and avoidacne as measured by the Mini-Menta Adjustment to Cancer Scale and negatively correlated with depression and totla emotional distress as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. Spirituality seems to play a protective role among cancer patients of the Mediterranean area.

Does spirituality make a difference? Report from the Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study (SEPOS)

GRASSI, Luigi
2004

Abstract

Spirituality and coping mechanism related to patints' religion affiliation were explore among 307 cancer patients participating in the cross-cultural Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study (SEPO-S). 79.3% patients reported to be supported by tehir spirituality/faith. spirituality was significantly related to fighting spirit, fatalsim and avoidacne as measured by the Mini-Menta Adjustment to Cancer Scale and negatively correlated with depression and totla emotional distress as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. Spirituality seems to play a protective role among cancer patients of the Mediterranean area.
2004
Spirituality; cancer; Southern European Psycho-Oncology Study
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