Spiritual well-being and practices among women with gynecologic cancer.
OBJECTIVE
To identify spiritual well-being and spiritual practices in women with gynecologic cancer.


METHODS
Descriptive, cross-sectional.


METHODS
Urban and rural communities in southeast Florida.


METHODS
Convenience sample of 85 women (X age = 65.72 years) with some form of gynecologic cancer.


METHODS
Participants completed questionnaires to assess spiritual well-being and spiritual practices while attending a healthcare clinic.


METHODS
Spiritual well-being, spiritual practices.


RESULTS
The level of overall spiritual well-being was high, as were the levels of self-efficacy and life scheme (meaningfulness), as measured with two subscales. Most women reported use of several spiritual practices, including family activities, exercise, and listening to music.


CONCLUSIONS
Additional study of the spiritual well-being and practices of women with cancer and comparisons with other groups of women are needed.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses can assume a role in encouraging spiritual practices and enhancing spiritual well-being in women with cancer.
López
Aida J
AJ
Center for Hematology-Oncology, Lynn Cancer Institute of the Boca Raton Community Hospital, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA.
McCaffrey
Ruth
R
Quinn Griffin
Mary T
MT
Fitzpatrick
Joyce J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D011788:Quality of Life; D020377:Self Efficacy; D026443:Spiritual Therapies; D029181:Spirituality