Abstract
The present study was designed to: (a) determine whether there is empirical support for a relationship between Gratitude and Spirituality in Quality of Life, (b) provide an estimate of the strength of this relationship, and (c) examine whether Spirituality and Gratitude is a predictor of quality of life. Stage 1 and Stage 2 Cancer patients were employed for this study. The sample for the study consisted of 397 Cancer patients aged between 36 to 67 years. The Spirituality Scale, Gratitude Scale and the Quality of Life for Adult Cancer Survivors were administered on the participants. Results supported previous research that Spirituality and Gratitude were positively correlated to Quality of life. It was also was a significant predictor in Quality of Life in Cancer Patients. The implication of this study is that Spirituality and Gratitude as a paradigm can be used to improve the Quality of life particularly for those who report very poor health while suffering from Cancer or are at the end of their life with disease.
Highlights
The present study was designed to: (a) determine whether there is empirical support for a relationship between Gratitude and Spirituality in Quality of Life, (b) provide an estimate of the strength of this relationship, and (c) examine whether Spirituality and Gratitude is a predictor of quality of life
This study used a large (n=1610) and ethnically diverse sample to address three questions relevant to including spirituality in Quality of Life measurement: (1) Does spirituality demonstrate a positive association with Quality of Life? (2) Is this association unique?; and (3) Is there clinical utility in including spirituality in Quality of Life measurement? Spirituality, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp), was found to be associated with Quality of Life to the same degree as physical well-being, a domain unquestioned in its importance to Quality of Life
A random effects model of the bivariate correlation between spirituality and quality of life resulted in a moderate effect size (r = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.28–0.40), thereby providing support for the theoretical framework underlying the study wherein Spirituality was depicted as a unique concept that stands in relationship to quality of life
Summary
Ha1: There will exist a positive correlation between Spirituality and the Quality of Life in cancer patients. The Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was computed to measure the relationship between Spirituality and Quality of life in cancer patients. It was found that Spirituality had a significant moderate positive correlation with Quality of life (r= .308, p=
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