Spiritual needs and satisfaction with life: an exploration of mediating pathways
Higher spiritual needs were indirectly associated with lower satisfaction with life through a sequential pathway involving reduced perceptions of quality of care and lower satisfaction with care. Addressing spiritual needs and concerns in clinical settings may, therefore, play a critical role in improving both care experiences and psychosocial outcomes for cancer patients.
Authors
- Alan B. Astrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9020-4020)
- Katie A. Devine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-8905)
- Daniel P. Sulmasy
- Gary Kwok (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0621-0212)
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- NewYork–Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Center for Discovery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Supportive Care in Cancer
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-10105-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17