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Evaluating Effectiveness of Spiritual Health Education on Increasing Hope among Breast Cancer Patients
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Shaghayegh Kamian   , Mohammad Hossein Taghdisi * , Kamal Azam , Fatemeh Estebsari , Soheila Ranjbaran , Afsaneh Geravand |
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Background and objective: The cancer diagnosis endangers spiritual health,
and ultimately results in losing hope in the person. This study aimed to evaluate
effectiveness of training based on promoting spiritual health on the level
of hope in patients with breast cancer referred to Imam Hossein Hospital in
Tehran.
Method: This was a quasi-experimental study performed as a controlled intervention.
In this study, 100 women suffered from breast cancer who were
referred to Imam Hossein Hospital in Tehran were selected in 2013, then randomly
allocated to two intervention and control groups (each group=50 people).
The standardized questionnaire of spiritual health by Palotzian and Elison,
and the hope questionnaire by Herth were completed before and one month
after the intervention in both intervention and control groups. Data was analyzed
statistical tests such as chi-square, independent and paired T test, Pearson
correlation coefficient.
Results: The mean score of spiritual health and The mean score of hope were
significantly higher in the intervention group than the control group (p<0.001).
Significant correlation between the mean scores for the spiritual health and
hope was found (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The training intervention based on promoting spiritual
health was effective in increasing the level of hope in patients. Considering
the key role of spirituality and revival of spiritual health
in return of these patients to normal life, it is necessary to adopt special attention
by health officials to this issue.
Paper Type: Research Article
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| Keywords: Education, Spiritual Health, Hope, Breast Cancer. |
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Type of Study: Research |
Received: 2014/09/28 | Accepted: 2014/10/17
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