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KMID : 0922320090160020135
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2009 Volume.16 No. 2 p.135 ~ p.144
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Effect of Spiritual Nursing Care on Meaning of Life and Spiritual Well-Being of Terminal Cancer Older Adult Patients
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Yoon Me-Ok
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to analysis the effect of spiritual nursing care on meaning of life and spiritual well-being of terminal cancer older adult patients.
Method: The study was a one group pre-posttest design. Data collection and intervention were performed from May 10 to December 20, 2007. The participants were 28 older adults in Jeonju city. Data was analyzed with paired t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient using the SPSS/WIN 12.0 program.
Results: Meaning of life, spiritual well-being, religious well-being and existential well-being scores were significantly higher than before spiritual nursing care (all p<.001). Meaning of life and the spiritual well-being were significantly correlated before and after spiritual nursing care, but it was not highly correlated after than before the spiritual nursing care.
Conclusion: The study verified spiritual nursing care the improvement of the meaning of life and spiritual well-being for the terminal cancer older adult patients.
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KEYWORD
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Spirituality, Life, Terminal cancer
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