Health Locus of Control, Psychosocial/Spiritual Well-Being and Death Anxiety among Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients

Shukla, Pragya; Rishi, Parul

doi:10.1007/s12646-017-0385-y

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“…In the present study, we found a negative correlation between the spirituality and psychological distress which is similar to findings reported by Kandaswamy et al and Shukla et al 3,12 However, the scales used in other studies to measure spirituality and psychological distress were different. SIBS scale, which we used in our study is free from cultural and religious bias and is known to be a better scale than spiritual wellbeing scale, in measuring the spirituality.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…This research was conducted on newly diagnosed cancer patients as compared to several studies which were observed in cancer patients in advanced stages. 3,7,12 The limitations of the study were that due to relatively small sample size, further sub analysis of spirituality and psychological distress in various types of cancer was not attempted. Since it was a cross sectional study design, we could not assess whether these patients had psychological distress prior to the development of cancer.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Spirituality and its association with psychological distress in cancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India

Vidya¹,

Ganjekar

Shalini

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Cancer is the second most common cause of death worldwide. 1 In the recent years, its incidence is increasing due to increase in life expectancy, change in age structure coupled with lifestyle factors. 2 Psychological distress in the cancer patients is underdiagnosed and most of the times have not received proper attention. This may influence their quality of life and survival time. 3 Quality of life for cancer patients includes spiritual well-being along with physical and psychosocial well-being. 4 A few decades ago, diagnosis of cancer signaled a short life span. Now, with the advances in the medical sciences, early diagnosis and better treatment modalities, the patients with cancer survive for longer period. 4 In this survival period, a good continuum of holistic care, including spirituality may be required.

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confidence: 91%

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confidence: 99%

Spirituality and its association with psychological distress in cancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India

Vidya¹,

Ganjekar

Shalini

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…[243132] Many of these studies have shown that intrinsic religiosity is negatively related to death anxiety. [333435] However, there is research that has identified no relationships, and studies that have found positive relationships between religiosity and death anxiety. [32]…”

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Relationships between death anxiety and quality of life in Iranian patients with cancer

Soleimani

Lehto

Negarandeh

et al. 2016

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…Most people are reluctant to discuss the latter, as it emotionally, cognitively, and experientially yields anxiety (Lehto and Stein 2009), and thus they tend to deny it (Loy 1996). The fear of death connected with oneself and loved ones negatively correlates with psychological wellness and life satisfaction (Iverach et al 2014, Shukla andRishi 2014), particularly in people with emotional problems (Kaur and Yadav 2009). This likely produces medically unexplained somatic symptoms (Sharpe 2013), reflecting the association between physical and mental health, and also implying the implicit influence of death anxiety over health.…”

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Buddhist Insights into Life and Death: Overcoming Death Anxiety

Cheng¹

2016

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Death anxiety devastates emotional well-being and may produce suicidal ideations, thus lowering life satisfaction. Although much literature suggests that religion reduces this fear, their direct correlation remains controversial. The present case study investigates how a Buddhist perceives life and death, and how she copes with death anxiety through Buddhist teachings and practices. Using multiple first-hand sources, it analyses data through an interpretative phenomenological analysis. It also adopts peer analysis to increase academic rigour, attaining an inter-rater reliability of 93%. Findings reveal that the law of dependent origination, karma, cause-and-effect, and the cycle of life and rebirth expound on the phenomenal reality, giving hope, and producing peace when facing death. Despite the fact that a single case does not aim at generalisation, research outcomes shed light on helping professionals who equip themselves with a wider range of worldviews and life views in order to enhance their professional skills.

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Health Locus of Control, Psychosocial/Spiritual Well-Being and Death Anxiety among Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients

Cited by 17 publications

References 25 publications

Spirituality and its association with psychological distress in cancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India

Spirituality and its association with psychological distress in cancer patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India

Relationships between death anxiety and quality of life in Iranian patients with cancer

Buddhist Insights into Life and Death: Overcoming Death Anxiety

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