The relationship between cancer patients' spiritual needs, quality of life and depression levels: A correlational study

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dc.contributor.authorAslan, Hakime
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Hanife
dc.contributor.authorErci, Behice
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:34:44Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:34:44Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between cancer patients' spiritual needs and their quality of life and depression levels. Methods. This cross-sectional, exploratory study was conducted between March 2023 and November 2024. The study population consisted of cancer patients hospitalized in medical oncology departments at a university hospital in eastern Turkey. The sample consisted of 250 patients, determined by power analysis. To collect data, the Demographic Information Form, Spiritual Needs Assessment Scale, EORTC QLQ-C30 Version 3.0 Quality of Life Scale, and Beck Depression Scale were used to evaluate the patients' sociodemographic characteristics and disease process. Results. There was a weak, negative, statistically significant relationship between patients' spiritual needs and the subdimensions of the quality of life scale, specifically the general perceived health status (r = -0.297, p < 0.001), physical (r = -0.446, p < 0.001), role (r = -0.423, p < 0.001), emotional (r = -0.472, p < 0.001), cognitive (r = -0.458, p < 0.001) and social (r = -0.443, p < 0.001) functions, and finally, a weak positive correlation was found between the symptoms experienced (r = 0.376, p < 0.001) and depression levels. Additionally, a weak positive correlation between spiritual needs and depression level (r = 0.374, p < 0.001) was identified. Functional areas, depression, education level, diagnosis duration, and symptoms were identified as variables predicting spiritual needs. Significance of results. In conclusion, it was determined that as the spiritual needs of cancer patients increased, their quality of life decreased and the severity of depression increased.
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S1478951525100989
dc.identifier.issn1478-9515
dc.identifier.issn1478-9523
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1495-3614
dc.identifier.pmid41199527
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105021068480
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951525100989
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/109374
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001609833700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Press
dc.relation.ispartofPalliative & Supportive Care
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectpatient
dc.subjectcancer
dc.subjectspiritual needs
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.titleThe relationship between cancer patients' spiritual needs, quality of life and depression levels: A correlational study
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