The multidimensionality of spiritual wellbeing: peace, meaning, and faith and their association with quality of life and coping in oncology

Objective This study explored associations between the recently proposed three‐factor structure of the 12‐item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well‐being (FACIT‐Sp) subscale (Peace, Meaning, and Faith), quality of life (QoL), and coping in an oncology population. Methods A total of 999 newly diagnosed, study eligible, consecutive cancer patients completed the FACIT‐Sp and the Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale. Results Hierarchical multiple regressions revealed that Peace alone added 3% to the prediction of QoL and accounted for 15.8% of the overlap in Total Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—General (FACT‐G) scores (both p