https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/203368
Title: | The Influence of Awareness of Terminal Condition on Spiritual Well-Being in Terminal Cancer Patients | Authors: | LEUNG, KAI-KUEN CHIU, TAI-YUAN CHEN, CHING-YU |
Keywords: | truth disclosure;spirituality;life quality;terminal care | Issue Date: | 2006 | Journal Volume: | 31 | Journal Issue: | 5 | Start page/Pages: | 449-456 | Source: | Journal of Pain and Symptom Management | Abstract: | We developed a Spirituality Transcendence Measure (STM) and studied whether awareness of terminal illness affects spiritual well-being in terminal cancer patients. Three sources of spiritual transcendence--the situational, the moral and biographical, and the religious aspect--were assessed in the STM. Cronbach's alpha of the STM was 0.95, and the principle axis factor analysis extracted only one factor. Thirty-seven terminal cancer patients with male predominance (59.5%) were studied. Awareness of terminal illness was associated with a higher total STM score (Z = -2 .21, P = 0.027), along with the individual scores for each of the three transcendences (Z = -2.39, P = 0.017; Z = -2.71 , P = 0.007; and Z = -1.96, P = 0.050). Acceptance of death was associated with a higher situational score (Z = 2.01, P= 0.046) and a higher religious score (Z = - 2.27, P = 0.023). Announcement of testament was associated with a higher situational score (Z = -2.30, P = 0.021). We conclude that awareness of terminal illness is associated with spiritual well-being. Telling the complete truth is necessary even when dealing with terminal conditions. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/93789 |
Appears in Collections: | 醫學系 |
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