Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Szamarzewskiego Street 89AB, 60-568, Poznań, Poland.
J Relig Health. 2022 Dec;61(6):4320-4336. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01601-w. Epub 2022 Jun 24.
Spiritual and existential issues are important factors for oncology patients' well-being. This study aimed to examine the beneficial role of spiritual experience, hope, and meaning in life for life satisfaction in patients diagnosed with breast and lung cancer. It was hypothesized that spiritual experiences and life satisfaction are indirectly related through hope, as well as meaning in life mediates the relationship between hope and life satisfaction. It was a pilot study with a sample consisting of 4 men and 46 women, 24-83 years of age oncology patients. The following measures were used: Cantril Ladder, Purpose in Life Test, Herth Hope Index as well as Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale. A sample of Polish patients with breast and lung cancer confirmed the beneficial effects of spiritual experiences and existential aspects of life for their life satisfaction. According to obtained results, hope was indirectly related to life satisfaction through meaning in life. Also, spiritual experiences were positively indirectly related to life satisfaction through the pathway of hope and meaning in life. Theoretical and practical implications of the achieved results were discussed.
精神和存在问题是癌症患者幸福感的重要因素。本研究旨在探讨精神体验、希望和生活意义对乳腺癌和肺癌患者生活满意度的有益作用。研究假设精神体验和生活满意度通过希望间接相关，而生活意义则在希望与生活满意度之间起中介作用。这是一项试点研究，样本包括 4 名男性和 46 名年龄在 24-83 岁的女性肿瘤患者。采用的测量工具包括 Cantril 阶梯、生活目的测试、Herth 希望指数和日常精神体验量表。波兰乳腺癌和肺癌患者的样本证实了精神体验和生活的存在方面对其生活满意度的有益影响。根据研究结果，希望通过生活意义间接与生活满意度相关。此外，精神体验也通过希望和生活意义的途径对生活满意度产生积极的间接影响。讨论了所取得结果的理论和实际意义。
