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Spiritual distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a longitudinal study

Year: 2025

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Spiritual distress is a nursing diagnosis related to suffering and lack of meaning/purpose in life (Herdman et al., 2021). However, spiritual distress inclinical practice is often undervalued and neglected in nursing care (Roze des Ordons et al., 2018). Cancer patients go through a complicated healthsituation in which the spiritual dimension is affected and experienced through spiritual distress (Martins & Caldeira, 2018).

Source: Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT)

DOI: 10.34632/zk86-6669

Authors: Martins, Helga, Romeiro, Joana, Caldeira, Sílvia

Institution: Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Language: English

Topic: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6927354359

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