Spiritual Well-Being and Hope in Oncology Patients

The aim of this study was to determine the levels of spiritual well-being and hope in oncology patients and to examine the factors predicting these variables. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 152 oncology patients treated in the outpatient chemotherapy unit of a university hospital between February and June 2024. Data were collected using a personal information form, the Spiritual Well-being Scale, and the Dispositional Hope Scale. The mean age of the participants was 58.72 ± 12.09 years, and 56.6% were female. The mean score on the Spiritual Well-being Scale was 30.72 ± 6.28, and the mean score on the Dispositional Hope Scale was 46.15 ± 11.27. A moderate, positive, and statistically significant relationship was found between spiritual well-being and hope levels. According to multiple regression analysis, having a high school education or lower, not needing psychological support, knowing the stage of the disease, feeling well, and hope level explained 52% of the variance in spiritual well-being. Furthermore, being a university graduate, diagnosis time longer than 25 months, not knowing the stage of the disease, number of children, and spiritual well-being explained 50.8% of the variance in hope level. In conclusion, it was determined that oncology patients have high levels of spiritual well-being and hope, and that an increase in hope level significantly strengthens spiritual well-being. Integrating spiritual care into nursing services to support spiritual well-being and hope is highlighted as an important necessity.