Subject
psychological resilience; psychology; Religion; Social Support; adolescent; Adult; Aged; clinical trial; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross sectional study; emotion; Female; Human; Male; Middle Aged; multicenter study; Palliative therapy; social support; Terminal Care; terminally ill patient; very elderly; Young Adult
Description
In this study, we analyzed the relationships among clinical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of patients with advanced illness. It was a cross-sectional study, with a sample of 108 patients in an advanced illness situation attended by palliative care teams. Statistically significant correlations were found between some dimensions of spirituality and poor symptomatic control, resiliency, and social support. In the structural model, three variables predicted spirituality: having physical symptoms as the main source of discomfort, resiliency, and social support. This work highlights the relevance of the relationships among spirituality and other aspects of the patient at the end of life.