Abstract
Based on a longitudinal, quality-of-life study, this article presents pilot data regarding the spiritual well-being of patients with advanced cancer or AIDS and their family caregivers. Data include similarities and differences between the patient and caregiver populations and patient/family caregiver dyads as well as trends with regard to changes in spiritual well-being during the illness and dying process. The reliability of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale1 was examined for patient and caregiver groups, as was the relationship between selected demographic variables and spiritual well-being. Implications for practice are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 349-362 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Keywords
- AIDS
- Cancer
- Caregiver
- End of life
- Quality of life