Spiritual needs following cancer diagnosis
A national cross-sectional survey of randomly selected adults and cancer patients linked to nationwide registers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4600882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tobias Anker Stripp (0000-0001-7271-3411, University of Copenhagen), Lars Henrik Jensen (0000-0002-0020-1537, Region of Southern Denmark), Sonja Wehberg (0000-0003-1503-2649, University of Southern Denmark), Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt (0000-0002-5018-1642, University of Southern Denmark), Tracy A Balboni (0000-0001-6564-6951, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center), Per T Sangild (0000-0002-5462-7760, University of Copenhagen), Jens Søndergaard (0000-0002-1629-1864, University of Southern Denmark), Niels Christian Hvidt (0000-0002-6311-9784, Odense University Hospital) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 381 |
| Pages | 118198 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118198 |
| PMID | 40482476 |
| OpenAlex | W4410350949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 49 |
Spiritual needs were elevated in recently diagnosed cancer individuals, although most pronounced within the first half year following diagnosis. This knowledge could be valuable in guiding holistic care plans tailored to the spiritual well-being of cancer patients. Future research in this area should focus on the link between reported need and wanted care and test potentially effective spiritual care interventions
Cancer · Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Pathology · Sociology · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |