title: The effects of spirituality on well-being of people with lung cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the effects of spirituality on the sense of well-being of people with lung cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive, correlational study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Urban and rural oncology and radiation centers.
  
  
  METHODS
  60 adults ranging from 33-83 years of age. Most participants had non-small cell lung cancer and were female, Caucasian, and older than 50.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed a questionnaire composed of six survey instruments: Life Attitude Profile-Revised, Adapted Prayer Scale, Index of Well-Being, Symptom Distress Scale, a background information sheet, and a cancer characteristics questionnaire. Correlations among study concepts were examined, and multiple regression analysis was used to determine the effects of spirituality.
  
  
  METHODS
  Meaning in life, prayer activities and experiences, symptom distress, and psychological well-being.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Higher meaning in life scores were associated with higher psychological well-being and lower symptom distress scores. Higher prayer scores were associated with higher psychological well-being scores. Regression analysis indicated that meaning in life mediated the relationship between functional status and physical responses to lung cancer and explained 9% of the variance in symptom distress. Prayer mediated the relationship between current physical health and psychological responses and explained 10% of the variance in psychological well-being.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Aspects of spirituality, meaning in life, and prayer have positive effects on psychological and physical responses in this group of people with lung cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This research provides knowledge about spirituality and sense of well-being to guide the care of people with lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA. mmeraviglia@mail.utexas.edu
authors.forename: Martha Gene
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Meraviglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas