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标题：Comparing relationship between spiritual well-being and death anxiety among women with breast and cervical cancers and women with gastric and colorectal cancers
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作者：Leyla Alilu ; Nasrin Nezami ; Forouzandeh Dashti 等
期刊名称：Journal of Education and Health Promotion
印刷版ISSN：2277-9531
出版年度：2020
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：263-269
DOI：10.4103/jehp.jehp_287_20
出版社：Medknow Publications
摘要：BACKGROUND: Death anxiety is one of the most common problems among women with cancer, which can affect the useful treatment process. With regard to the superior role of spiritual well-being over other aspects of health, the present study is aimed to compare the relationship between spiritual well-being and death anxiety among women with breast and cervical cancers and women with gastric and colorectal cancers. METHODOLOGY: This was a descriptive–correlational study. Research statistical population included Iranian women with cancer at major hospitals in Isfahan, Iran. 160 research samples were selected through convenience sampling method based on inclusion criteria using a demographic questionnaire, spiritual well-being scale (Paloutzian et al.) and death anxiety scale (Templer). Research data were analyzed through SPSS 22 using independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and analysis of variance at significance level 0.05. RESULTS: The study findings indicated a significant inverse relationship between death anxiety and spiritual well-being (at 0.05) in both groups. As a result, people with higher spiritual well-being would experience less anxiety about death. In addition, the relationship between death anxiety and spiritual well-being in women with gastric and colorectal cancers was stronger than those with breast and cervical cancers. CONCLUSION: Spiritual well-being is of effective factors of death anxiety among women suffering from cancer. Spirituality and meeting spiritual needs are considered as nursing care priorities for these women. Furthermore, paying attention to the spirituality by nurses may shield against individual difficulties.