QUALITY OF LIFE AND RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES OF CANCER PATIENTS IN AN EMERGENCY SERVICE

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.67474

Keywords:

Disease Impact Profile, Religion, Emergency Nursing, Oncology, Spirituality.

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the quality of life, spiritual experiences in cancer patients and their
correlation.
Method: Cross-sectional study, carried out in the Emergency, from February to September
2017. Using the Medical Outcome Study 36 – Item Short-Form Health Survey for quality
of life verification, with eight dimensions, the scores from 0 (worst condition) to 100 (best
condition) and the Daily Scale of Spiritual Experience, with 16 items, scoring between 16 and
94 (lower scores reflect higher frequency of experience). The Spearman coefficient was used
to correlate quality of life and spirituality.
Results: 83 patients, mean age 58 years, male predominance. The most compromised quality
of life’s dimension of was “physical aspect”. The Spiritual Experience Scale presented a mean
of 51, with a negative correlation between the quality of life and spirituality.
Conclusion: Spirituality is related to quality of life and should be considered in the care of
cancer patients in the emergency.

Author Biographies

Carla Roberta Monteiro Miura, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem-UNIFESP

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica e Cirúrgica da Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Cássia Regina Vancini Campanharo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica e Cirurgica da Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Ruth Ester Assayag Batista, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica e Cirurgica da Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Enfermeira

Priscila Fernandes Barros, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Enfermeira

Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem em saúde coletiva da Escola Paulista de Enfermagem - Unifesp

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Published

2020-05-25

How to Cite

Miura, C. R. M., Campanharo, C. R. V., Batista, R. E. A., Lopes, M. C. B. T., Barros, P. F., & Okuno, M. F. P. (2020). QUALITY OF LIFE AND RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES OF CANCER PATIENTS IN AN EMERGENCY SERVICE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.67474

Issue

Vol. 25 (2020)

Section

Research

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