Spiritual Well-Being in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Survivors of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Patricia PrinceSocial Work Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA

, MEd, MSW, LICSW,

Sandra A. MitchellNational Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Outcomes Research Branch, Rockville, MD, USA

, PhD, CRNP,

Leslie WehrlenNursing Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA

, RN, MSN, OCN®,

Richard ChildsNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA

, MD,

Bipin SavaniDepartment of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

, MD,

Li YangNursing Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA

, MS &

Margaret BevansNursing Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]

, PhD, RN, AOCN®, FAAN show all

Abstract

Research suggests that spiritual well-being positively contributes to quality of life during and following cancer treatment. This relationship has not been well-described in ethnically diverse survivors of allogeneic transplantation. This study compares spiritual well-being and quality of life of Hispanic (n = 69) and non-Hispanic (n = 102) survivors. Hispanic participants were significantly younger and reported significantly greater spiritual well-being than non-Hispanic survivors. Survivors with higher spiritual well-being had significantly better quality of life. Meaning and Peace significantly predicted quality of life. Although Hispanic survivors report greater spiritual well-being, Meaning and Peace, irrespective of ethnicity, have a salutary effect on quality of life.

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