Samuelson Bethany T, Fromme Erik K, Thomas Charles R
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, Portland, USA.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2012 Sep;29(6):449-54. doi: 10.1177/1049909111428607. Epub 2011 Nov 21.
Investigations into the role of spirituality in cancer confirm the association of good spiritual well-being with many positive outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate potential changes in spirituality over the course of radiation therapy (RT).
The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual questionnaire measuring spiritual well-being and quality of life (QOL) was administered to adult patients undergoing RT. Scores were compared using student t tests and chi-square analysis.
Despite statistically significant declines in QOL measures such as physical well-being (P < .001) and overall well-being (P < .001), no significant changes were noted in spirituality for all comers. A significant increase in the Sp-12 spirituality measure (P = .001) was noted in patients with breast cancer, independent of age, gender, and purpose of treatment. Sp-12 scores were positively correlated with overall QOL scores (P < .001).
对灵性在癌症中的作用进行的调查证实，良好的精神健康与许多积极结果相关。本研究旨在评估放射治疗（RT）过程中灵性的潜在变化。
对接受RT的成年患者进行了慢性病治疗功能评估-精神问卷，以测量精神健康和生活质量（QOL）。使用学生t检验和卡方分析比较得分。
尽管在生活质量指标如身体健康（P <.001）和总体健康（P <.001）方面有统计学意义的下降，但所有患者的灵性均未发现显著变化。乳腺癌患者的Sp-12灵性指标显著增加（P =.001），与年龄、性别和治疗目的无关。Sp-12得分与总体生活质量得分呈正相关（P <.001）。
