Psychosocial Problems in Relation to Spiritual Orientation and Religious Coping Among Oncology Muslim Patients

Conclusions Oncology patients in Turkey experience increased spiritual orientation levels while coping with illness-related psychosocial problems and use positive religious coping methods. Implications for Practice The religious beliefs and spiritual orientations of Turkish oncology patients affect their cancer experience, their care, and their quality of life. Determining the religious and spiritual coping methods used by patients to cope with illness-related psychosocial problems may make it easier for nurses to plan patient-specific nursing care.
Source: Cancer Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research