Trusting God and medicine: Spirituality in advanced cancer patients volunteering for clinical trials of experimental agents

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of spirituality in terminally ill cancer patients who volunteer for clinical trials of experimental agents. Information about spirituality (FACIT‐Sp), quality of life (FACT‐G), awareness of prognosis, and decision‐making preferences was obtained from...

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Published in:Psycho-oncology (Chichester, England) England), 2005-02, Vol.14 (2), p.135-146
Main Authors: Daugherty, Christopher K., Fitchett, George, Murphy, Patricia E., Peterman, Amy H., Banik, Donald M., Hlubocky, Fay, Tartaro, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Cancer
Clinical trials
Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic
Decision Making
Drug therapy
Drugs
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - psychology
Neoplasms - therapy
Patient Participation
Problem Solving
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Spirituality
Terminally ill people
USA
Volunteers
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the role of spirituality in terminally ill cancer patients who volunteer for clinical trials of experimental agents. Information about spirituality (FACIT‐Sp), quality of life (FACT‐G), awareness of prognosis, and decision‐making preferences was obtained from 162 advanced cancer patients who volunteered for phase I trials. In a multivariable model, phase I patients had slightly higher levels of spirituality (p
ISSN:1057-9249
1099-1611
DOI:10.1002/pon.829