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The Correlation Between Spiritual Health and Quality of Life Among Caregivers of Patients with Cancer
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Romina Seydi   , Sharareh Zeighami Mohammadi , Batool Mohammadi |
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Introduction: Cancer, as one of the most common chronic and life-threatening diseases, presents not only patients but also their caregivers with extensive physical, psychological, and social challenges. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the correlation between spiritual health and quality of life among caregivers of patients with cancer.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted with 125 caregivers of patients with cancer who attended the outpatient departments of Rasoul Akram Hospital in Tehran in 2025. Purposive sampling was used. Data were collected using the Paloutzian and Ellison Spiritual Well‑Being Questionnaire and the Caregiver Quality of Life Index–Cancer (CQOLC) through a self‑administered method. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26, applying descriptive statistics, the Shapiro–Wilk test, and canonical regression analysis. A p‑value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The mean total score of spiritual health was 78.28 ± 19.77, and quality of life was 79.10 ± 16.74. Focal regression analysis showed that only the first focal function was significant (Wilks’ Lambda = 0.537, Rc = 0.68, Rc² = 0.46, P < 0.001), indicating a significant multivariate pattern between the spiritual health complex and the caregivers' quality-of-life complex. In the spiritual health complex, both existential and religious dimensions had high structural loadings and were co-directional (rₛ = 0.93). In the quality of life component, increased spiritual health was associated with a decrease in psycho-physical suffering (rₛ=-0.67) and lifestyle disruption (rₛ=-0.50) and simultaneously with an increase in positive adjustment (rₛ=0.76), and 21% of the variance in caregivers of patients with cancer' quality of life was explained by the linear combination of spiritual health dimensions.
Conclusion: Spiritual health is associated with the quality of life among caregivers of patients with cancer. Assessing caregivers' spiritual health and designing and implementing spirituality-based integrated support interventions can be considered an effective component of care programs in oncology and palliative care.
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| Keywords: Cancer, Caregivers, Quality of Life, Spiritual Health. |
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Type of Study: Quantitative-Research |
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Received: 2025/12/30 | Accepted: 2026/02/18 | Published: 2025/10/8
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