A Pilot Study Addressing the Impact of Religious Practice on Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy

The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate whether religious practice can modify quality of life (QoL) in BC patients during chemotherapy. QoL and religion practice questionnaire (RPQ) scores were evaluated in a sample of BC patients in different moments. Before chemotherapy initiation, wo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of religion and health 2013-03, Vol.52 (1), p.184-193
Hauptverfasser:	Paiva, Carlos Eduardo, Paiva, Bianca Sakamoto Ribeiro, de Castro, Rafael Amaral, de Pádua Souza, Cristiano, de Paiva Maia, Yara Cristina, Ayres, Jairo Aparecido, Michelin, Odair Carlito
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Psychological Adjustment Adult Aging Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - toxicity Body image Body Image - psychology Brazil Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy Breast Neoplasms - pathology Breast Neoplasms - psychology Breast Neoplasms - surgery Chemotherapy Christianity Clinical Psychology Doxorubicin - administration & dosage Doxorubicin - toxicity Faith Healing Female Follow-Up Studies Hospitals, University Humans Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Neoadjuvant Therapy Neoplasm Staging Oncology Original Paper Pilot Projects Prayer Public Health Quality of life Quality of Life - psychology Questionnaires Religion Religion and Medicine Religion and Psychology Religious practices Religious Studies Spiritual belief systems Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim of this preliminary study was to investigate whether religious practice can modify quality of life (QoL) in BC patients during chemotherapy. QoL and religion practice questionnaire (RPQ) scores were evaluated in a sample of BC patients in different moments. Before chemotherapy initiation, women with lower physical and social functional scores displayed higher RPQ scores. On the other hand, low RPQ patients worsened some QoL scores over time. Body image acceptance was positively correlated with religious practice and specifically praying activity. This preliminary study suggests the importance of religion in coping with cancer chemotherapy.
ISSN:	0022-4197 1573-6571
DOI:	10.1007/s10943-011-9468-6