ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the level of spirituality in cancer patients in a 3A grade hospital of Changsha and to analyze the influencing factors. Methods In this study, convenience sampling method was used to select 196 patients with cancer from three hospitals in a 3A grade hospital of Changsha from October 2016 to October 2017. The general situation questionnaire, the functional assessment of chronic illness therapy (FACIT-Sp-12), the social support scale and the post traumatic growth inventory were used to investigate the patient′s spiritual status and to analyze the influencing factors. Results The total spiritual score of cancer patients was 31.09 ± 8.89, the score of meaning dimension was 10.71±2.75, and the peace dimension was 9.84±3.19 and the belief dimension was 10.54± 2.98. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that age, cancer stage, education level, the subjective support of Social Support, relating to others and personal strength of The Posttraumatic Growth were the influencing factors for the spiritual status of cancer patients. Conclusions the spiritual status of cancer patients in a 3A grade hospital of Changsha is at medium level, and the spiritual status is closely related to age, education level, cancer stage, social support and post traumatic growth level. Medical staff should provide spiritual care for patients to improve their psychology and Mental Health and quality of life.