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Religious Coping, Practices, and Community Involvement in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer.

Monica H Bodd1, Rebecca A Zasloff2, Jeehye Rose Lee3

  • 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA.

Journal of Palliative Medicine
|July 15, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Faith-based communities may help head and neck cancer survivors manage social isolation. Further research is needed to integrate spiritual support into survivorship care for improved psychosocial well-being.

Keywords:
faith practiceshead and neck cancerquality of lifequantitativereligious copingspiritual distress

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Psychosocial well-being is a major concern for head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors.
  • Social isolation is a common challenge, with limited understanding of faith-based community roles.
  • Religious coping strategies' impact on HNC survivors' well-being requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of religious participation and coping in psychosocial well-being among HNC survivors.
  • To assess the association between religious involvement and distress in HNC survivors.
  • To identify potential spiritual support interventions for HNC survivorship.

Main Methods:

  • Recruitment of HNC patients not undergoing active treatment.
  • Administration of validated surveys on physical/psychological symptoms, religious participation, and coping.
  • Statistical analysis to determine associations between religious coping and distress.

Main Results:

  • 52 HNC survivors completed surveys; most had early-stage cancer.
  • High prevalence of clinically significant pain (52.0%) and fatigue (53.1%) reported.
  • Nearly half reported regular religious/spiritual involvement; negative religious coping showed a non-significant trend towards distress association (p=0.06).

Conclusions:

  • Findings highlight the potential role of spiritual support in HNC survivorship.
  • Further research is recommended to integrate spiritual care into HNC survivorship programs.
  • Faith-based communities may offer valuable resources for addressing social isolation in HNC survivors.