Spiritual well-being and spiritual distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: utilizing the SWBQ as component of holistic nursing diagnosis

Sílvia Caldeira; Fiona Timmins; Emília Campos de Carvalho; Margarida Vieira

doi:10.1007/s10943-017-0390-4

Spiritual well-being and spiritual distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: utilizing the SWBQ as component of holistic nursing diagnosis

Sílvia Caldeira, Fiona Timmins^*, Emília Campos de Carvalho, Margarida Vieira

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Abstract

Holistic nursing care requires attention to the spiritual dimension. This is particularly important when caring for patients with cancer. This research presents the results of the assessment of spiritual well-being using the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) to validate the nursing diagnosis of spiritual distress. Structured interviews were conducted with 169 patients in one hospital in Portugal. We concluded that the SWBQ is a useful and reliable instrument to assess spiritual distress, which highlights the importance of listening to patients and questioning them about spiritual needs as well as the importance of differential diagnosis aimed at effective interventions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1489-1502
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	56
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-017-0390-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2017

Keywords

Cross-sectional studies
Drug therapy
Neoplasms
Spirituality

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