Spiritual needs following cancer diagnosis: A national cross-sectional survey of randomly selected adults and cancer patients linked to nationwide registers

Tobias Anker Stripp, Lars Henrik Jensen, Sonja Wehberg, Linda Juel Ahrenfeldt, Tracy A. Balboni, Per Torp Sangild, Jens Søndergaard and Niels Christian Hvidt

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 381, issue C

Abstract: Diagnosis of cancer affects patients at physical, psychological, social, and spiritual levels. The psychosocial effects of cancer diagnosis are well-established, but observational evidence elucidating spiritual needs is limited.

Keywords: Spirituality; Spiritual needs; Cancer; Diagnosis; Severity; Time since diagnosis; Existential; Religion; Psychosocial; Spiritual care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118198

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