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O Garduño-Ortega1, J Morales-Cruz2, M Hunter-Hernández3
1Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Immigrant Health & Cancer Disparities Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. ogardunoo@gmail.com.
Abstract:
This study explores the relationship between spiritual well-being (SWB) (meaning/peace & faith), depression, and quality of life (QOL). Cancer survivors often use their spirituality as a way of coping. Among a sample of 97 Latina breast cancer survivors (LBCS), SWB was assessed with the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-being Scale, QOL was measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G), and depression was measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire. Study findings revealed that SWB, specifically the meaning/peace factor, is the main predictor of an increase in QOL and a reduction in depression among LBCS.
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