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Associations Between Sex, Age and Spiritual Well-Being Scores on the Eortc Qlq-Swb32 for Patients Receiving Palliative Care for Cancer: A Further Analysis of Data From an International Validation Study Publisher Pubmed



Rohde GE1 ; Young T2 ; Winstanley J3 ; Arraras JI4 ; Black K5 ; Boyle F6 ; Bredart A7 ; Costantini A8 ; Guo J9 ; Irarrazaval ME10 ; Kobayashi K11 ; Kruizinga R12 ; Navarro M13 ; Omidvari S14 Show All Authors
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  1. Rohde GE1
  2. Young T2
  3. Winstanley J3
  4. Arraras JI4
  5. Black K5
  6. Boyle F6
  7. Bredart A7
  8. Costantini A8
  9. Guo J9
  10. Irarrazaval ME10
  11. Kobayashi K11
  12. Kruizinga R12
  13. Navarro M13
  14. Omidvari S14
  15. Serpentini S15
  16. Spry N16
  17. Van Laarhoven H17
  18. Yang G18
  19. Vivat B19
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Authors Affiliations
  1. 1. Department of Clinical Research Sorlandet Hospital, Faculty of Health & Sport Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
  2. 2. Supportive Oncology Research Team, East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Including Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, Middlesex, United Kingdom
  3. 3. Osman Consulting Pty Ltd, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  4. 4. Department of Oncology, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
  5. 5. St Gemma’s Hospice, Leeds, United Kingdom
  6. 6. Patricia Ritchie Centre for Cancer Care, University of Sydney, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
  7. 7. Psycho-Oncology Unit, Institute Curie, Paris, France
  8. 8. Psychoncology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
  9. 9. Palliative Ward, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
  10. 10. Centro Los Junco, Santiago, Chile
  11. 11. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Centre, Saitama, Japan
  12. 12. Medical Oncology Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  13. 13. Division de Investigacion Clinica, Coordinadora del Centro de Apoyo para la Atencion Integral, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico DF, Mexico
  14. 14. Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  15. 15. Unit of Psychoncology, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCCS, Padua, Italy
  16. 16. Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
  17. 17. Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  18. 18. National Cancer Centre Singapore 2, Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Singapore City, Singapore
  19. 19. Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom

Source: European Journal of Cancer Care Published:2019


Abstract

Objective: The EORTC QOL Group has recently completed the cross-cultural development and validation of a standalone measure of spiritual well-being (SWB) for cancer patients receiving palliative care: the EORTC QLQ-SWB32. The measure includes four scales: Relationships with Others, Relationship with Self, Relationship with Someone or Something Greater, and Existential, plus a Global-SWB item. This paper reports on further research investigating relationships between sex, age and SWB for patients receiving palliative care for cancer—adjusting for other socio-demographic, clinical and function variables, including WHO performance status and EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL emotional and physical function scores. Methods: Cross-sectional data from the validation study were used, and chi-square, independent t tests, Mann–Whitney U tests and multiple regression analyses applied. Results: The study included 451 participants with advanced and incurable cancer, from 14 countries. Adjusted analyses found better scores for female participants than males on three of the four EORTC QLQ-SWB32 subscales; Relationship with others, Relationship with Someone or Something Greater and Existential plus Global-SWB. Older age was positively associated with better Relationship with Self. Conclusion: The findings from our participants suggest that it might be beneficial if healthcare providers seeking to address patients’ spiritual needs pay particular attention to male patients, younger patients and those with poor emotional functioning. © 2019 The Authors. European Journal of Cancer Care published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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