Abstract
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial adjustment to illness and its relation with spiritual health in cancer patients. Methods This study was conducted in 2019 in Iran. It was a descriptive study with a sample of 124 cancer patients. Data were collected using two questionnaires of the psychosocial adjustment to illness scale (PAIS) with 46 questions and the Paloutzian and Ellison spiritual health scale with 20 questions. Results The mean age of the participants in this study was 52.4 ± 13.2 (range 18 to 87 years). The mean months of life with cancer were 16.5 months. The mean score of psychosocial adjustment to illness was 30.7 ± 15.5. The mean score of spiritual wellbeing in the studied patients was 71.4 ± 17.1. The results of the Pearson correlation test showed a significant inverse relationship between the mean score of psychosocial adjustment to illness and the mean score of spiritual wellbeing (p > 0.001, rr = −.355). Conclusion Cancer patients in this study had relatively good psychosocial adjustment with their illness. Spiritual wellbeing can increase psychosocial adjustment to illness in this group of patients.
Highlights
Studies estimate that there are about 18.1 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2018 that caused 9.6 million deaths this year [1]
In a study in 2017, researchers examined the psychosocial adjustment to illness among breast cancer patients
There was no significant difference between the mean scores
Summary
Studies estimate that there are about 18.1 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2018 that caused 9.6 million deaths this year [1]. In patients with cancer, psychosocial adjustment to illness is important [3]. In a study in 2017, researchers examined the psychosocial adjustment to illness among breast cancer patients. The results of this study showed that this group of patients had a relatively moderate level of psychosocial adjustment to illness [6]. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychosocial adjustment to illness and its relation with spiritual health in cancer patients. The results of the Pearson correlation test showed a significant inverse relationship between the mean score of psychosocial adjustment to illness and the mean score of spiritual wellbeing (p > 0:001, rr = −:355). Spiritual wellbeing can increase psychosocial adjustment to illness in this group of patients
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