Spiritual distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a longitudinal study

Spiritual distress is a nursing diagnosis related to suffering and lack of meaning/purpose in life (Herdman et al., 2021). However, spiritual distress inclinical practice is often undervalued and neglected in nursing care (Roze des Ordons et al., 2018). Cancer patients go through a complicated healthsituation in which the spiritual dimension is affected and experienced through spiritual distress (Martins & Caldeira, 2018).

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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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2025-08-11
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https://doi.org/10.34632/zk86-6669
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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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Spiritual distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a longitudinal study

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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
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Spiritual distress in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a longitudinal study

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Abstract

Spiritual distress is a nursing diagnosis related to suffering and lack of meaning/purpose in life (Herdman et al., 2021). However, spiritual distress inclinical practice is often undervalued and neglected in nursing care (Roze des Ordons et al., 2018). Cancer patients go through a complicated healthsituation in which the spiritual dimension is affected and experienced through spiritual distress (Martins & Caldeira, 2018).

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