Study of correlation within psychological and spiritual sufferin within palliative care cancer patients
- VernacularTitle: ХӨНГӨВЧЛӨХ ЭМЧИЛГЭЭНД ХАМРАГДСАН ӨМӨНТЭЙ ӨВЧТӨНИЙ СЭТГЭЛИЙН БА УХАМСРЫН ШАНАЛГААНЫ ХООРОНДЫН ХАМААРЛЫГ СУДАЛСАН Н
- Author:
Odontuya D
1
;
Enkhjargal E
;
Khulan T
Author Information
1. MNUMS
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
correlation, palliative care, cancer, psychological suffering, spiritual suffering
- From:Innovation
2016;10(2):28-31
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
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Abstract:
To study the correlation within psychological and social suffering in palliative care cancer patientsWe provide study within 100 palliative care patients with cancer stage 3-4. Depression was evaluated by San Diego hospice screening method with 3 questions. Anxiety was assessed by Spielberg -Hanin anxiety scale. Spiritual pain was assessed by San Diego hospice questionnaire, which includes main 4 factors of spiritual suffering, like cooperation, meaning of life, hope, forgiveness. Results of study was statistically evaluated by SPSS20 program.19% of patients had depression, 40% had anxiety, 46% patients had insomnia. 18% of patients with depression had spiritual suffering. 33% of patients with anxiety had spiritual pain. 31% of patients with insomnia had spiritual pain. Depression and spiritual suffering had mild correlation (R-0.318), anxiety and spiritual suffering had mild correlation (R-0.330), insomnia and spiritual suffering had very strong correlation (R-0.84). Psychological suffering of palliative care cancer patients increased with spiritual suffering and correlated with spiritual suffering. Especially insomnia had very strong correlation with spiritual suffering (R-0.84).
