The Spiritual Challenges Faced by Family Caregivers of Patients With Cancer: A Qualitative Study.
This qualitative study was conducted to investigate the spiritual challenges faced by Iranian family caregivers of patients with cancer. The findings showed, 2 main themes, including "spiritual crisis" and "spiritual coherence", and 6 classes, including "spiritual distress", "disappointment," "faith and trust in God," "praying," "inner peace," and "transcendence."
Pediatric Nursing Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Dr Rassouli), Continuing Education Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery (Dr ilkhani), and Department of Statistics, Faculty of Medicine (Dr Baghestani), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ms Nemati is a PhD Condidate Nursing at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahnaz
S
Nemati
Maryam
M
Rassouli
Mahnaz
M
Ilkhani
Ahmad Reza
AR
Baghestani
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D029181:Spirituality; D055815:Young Adult