School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 Feb;30:79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.12.011. Epub 2017 Dec 13.
This study examined the effect of spiritual counseling on the spiritual well-being of Iranian women with cancer.
a randomized clinical trial was conducted on 42 female cancer patients who were randomized to either an 8-week spiritual counseling intervention (n = 21) or a control group that received routine education/care (n = 21). Spiritual well-being (SWB) was assessed before and after the 8-week spiritual counseling program using Paloutzian and Ellison's (1983) Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS).
There were no significant differences on SWBS and its two subscales scores (RWB and EWB) between intervention and control groups at baseline (p > .05). After intervention, there was a significant mean difference in SWB (p = .001), RWB (p = .013) and EWB (p = .001) in two groups.
Spiritual counseling is associated with significant improvements in SWB in Iranian women with cancer. Interventions that acknowledge the spiritual needs of these patients should be incorporated into conventional treatments.
本研究旨在探讨灵性咨询对伊朗癌症女性患者灵性健康的影响。
这是一项随机临床试验,共纳入 42 名女性癌症患者,随机分为 8 周的灵性咨询干预组(n=21)和接受常规教育/护理的对照组(n=21)。在 8 周的灵性咨询项目前后,使用 Paloutzian 和 Ellison(1983)的《灵性健康量表》(SWBS)评估患者的灵性健康(SWB)。
干预组和对照组在基线时的 SWBS 及其两个分量表(RWB 和 EWB)评分均无显著差异(p>.05)。干预后,两组的 SWB(p=.001)、RWB(p=.013)和 EWB(p=.001)均有显著的均值差异。
灵性咨询与伊朗癌症女性患者的 SWB 显著改善有关。应将承认这些患者灵性需求的干预措施纳入常规治疗中。