Life satisfaction, spirituality well-being and hope in cancer patients

The aim of this study was to predict life satisfaction through spirituality well-being and hope in cancer patients. for this reason, 120 cancer patients have selected by available sampling method as research sample and completed spirituality well-being, hope and life satisfaction scales. Results sho...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2010, Vol.5, p.1362-1366
Main Authors: Jafari, Esa, Najafi, Mahmoud, Sohrabi, Faramarz, Dehshiri, Gholam Reza, Soleymani, Esmail, Heshmati, Rasoul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cancer
hope
Life satisfaction
spirituality well-being
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Summary:The aim of this study was to predict life satisfaction through spirituality well-being and hope in cancer patients. for this reason, 120 cancer patients have selected by available sampling method as research sample and completed spirituality well-being, hope and life satisfaction scales. Results showed that there was significant difference among spirituality well-being, hope and life satisfaction. as well, regression analyses showed that existential and religious well-being and hope predict significantly the life satisfaction. we can conclude that spirituality well-being and hope have important role in life satisfaction and psychological adjustment.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.288