The Spiritual Aspect of Caring for a Patient with Oncological Diseases in a Spa Facility Cover Image

Duchovný aspekt starostlivosti o pacienta s onkologickým ochoreniami v kúpeľnom zariadení
The Spiritual Aspect of Caring for a Patient with Oncological Diseases in a Spa Facility

Author(s): Nadežda Peterková Justhová
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Health and medicine and law
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Oncological disease; Needs; Holism; Spiritual aspect; Oncology nursing; Spa care

Summary/Abstract: Objective: To analyze changes in the spiritual field and spiritual needs of an oncological patient, which burden not only the patient but also his family. Materials and methods: The research group consisted of patients with oncological disease who are in remission. Only patients who underwent spa treatment took part in the research. 300 patients were included in the research group. Two-dimensional descriptive statistics methods were used to statistically verify the validity of the established hypotheses. Results: F - Test - a significant difference in variances was found. T– Test - an insignificant difference was found in the answer to why it happened to you between oncological diseases. T- Test - an insignificant difference of the influence of the disease on faith among cancer patients was found. T- Test - an insignificant difference of the influence of the disease on faith among cancer patients was found. Conclusion: The statistical analysis of the obtained results confirmed a statistically significant dependence between the oncological disease and spiritual aspects and between the effectiveness of spa treatments.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 19-24
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Slovak
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