Determining the effectiveness of therapeutic spirituality on psychological well-being and life expectancy in cancer patients

Farhad Naseh; Mortaza Akhlaghifard

Farhad Naseh Islamic Azad University, Kish International Branch
Mortaza Akhlaghifard Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Alborz, Iran

Keywords: Life Expectancy, Psychological Well-Being, Cancer Patients, Therapeutic Spirituality

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic spirituality on psychological well-being and life expectancy in cancer patients, and the present research plan is a semi-testand, in terms of purpose is fundamental -applied and it is library-field-based type. The statistical population of this study included cancer patients who referred to Milad Specialized Hospital in 2017. Among the statistical population, 30 people were selected using purposeful sampling, which were divided into two test groups (n=15) and control (n = 15). Data collection tools included Reif psychological well-being questionnaire (1989) and Snyder's hopefulness questionnaire.
Data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (covariance analysis for testing hypotheses). The results of this study showed that therapeutic spirituality has a significant effect on psychological well-being and life expectancy in cancer patients. The effect of therapeutic spirituality on the psychological well-being of patients with cancer is equal to (coefficient: 0.73), other results show that the effect of spirituality on the life expectancy of cancer patients has been equal to 0.29.

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Author Biographies

Farhad Naseh, Islamic Azad University, Kish International Branch

Master of Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Kish International Branch

Mortaza Akhlaghifard, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Alborz, Iran

Assistant Professor and Head of Departments of Philosophy, Religions and Mystisism, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Alborz, Iran

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