Spiritually-focused psychotherapy for people diagnosed with cancer
A pilot outcome study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19504967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brenda Cole (UPMC Health System, corresponding author), Brenda S Cole |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 217-226 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mental Health Religion & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-4676 • E-ISSN: 1469-9737 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13694670500138916 |
| OpenAlex | W2001544927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 28 |
This study compared the efficacy of spiritually-focused therapy (SFT) (n = 9) for people diagnosed with cancer to a no-treatment control condition (NTC) (n = 7). Physical well-being (symptoms, treatment side effects, pain frequency and severity, and physical functioning) and psychological well-being (depression and anxiety) were assessed at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and two-month follow-up. Spiritual and religious coping were assessed at baseline. At baseline, surrendering control to God and positive religious coping were associated with less depression and pain severity. Positive religious coping was also associated with less anxiety and greater physical well-being. Negative religious coping was correlated with greater depression, anxiety, pain frequency and severity, and poorer overall physical well-being. In terms of the intervention, both depression and pain severity remained relatively stable across time for the SFT group but increased for the NTC condition
Anxiety · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.45 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |