Spirituality issues in cancer patients at Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Cancer patients at ORCI face significant spirituality issues and hold misconceptions about the causes and treatment of cancer. Palliative care practitioners must routinely identify and address spiritual issues of cancer patients in order to improve the quality of life of cancer patients.
Authors
- Nazima Dharsee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5104-1994)
- Janepher Nyakake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6464-9378)
- Wilson Acuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9792-7168)
- Veronica Bernard Mkusa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3442-2593)
Institutions
- African Palliative Care Association (UG)
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (US)
- European Association for Palliative Care (BE)
- Ocean Road Cancer Institute (TZ)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative & Supportive Care
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951525101144
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00