The Relationship Between Spiritual Orientation and Care Burden In Relatives of Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

One of the most used methods in cancer treatment is chemotherapy. Due to the intense effects of this treatment on the physical and emotional states of patients, patients encounter many problems. It is stated that the caregivers' burden of care increases during this treatment process and it is claimed that the spiritual orientation of the caregivers in coping increases. This study aimed to examine the relationship between spiritual orientation and care burden in relatives of patients receiving chemotherapy. This cross-sectional study was carried out with 131 relatives of patients who received chemotherapy in the chemotherapy unit of a university hospital in western Turkey. As a result of this study, it was determined that the relatives of the patients who received chemotherapy had a quite high level of spiritual orientation and that the majority of them had a low level of care burden; however, no relationship was determined between their spiritual orientation and care burden.