RT Article
T1 A Working Model for Religious/Spiritual Intervention of Patients with Breast Cancer in Iran: From the Viewpoints of Experts
JF Pastoral psychology
VO 72
IS 2
SP 225
OP 244
A1 Ghaempanah, Zeinab
A1 Aghababaei, Naser
A1 Lueke, Niloufar A.
A1 Rafieinia, Parvin
A1 Sabahi, Parviz
A1 Makvand Hosseini, Shahrokh
A1 Buchanan, Susan
A1 Furlong, Lilian Velasco
LA English
PB Springer Science Business Media B. V.
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1851282319
AB Breast cancer may be associated with religious/spiritual problems for women. This multimethod qualitative study aims to show the components of religious/spiritual intervention strategies in breast cancer cases in Iran. The religious/spiritual intervention strategies were arranged according to the patient’s religious/spiritual problems based on the proposed tree diagram. This working model includes answering questions regarding the religious/spiritual cause(s) of the disease; distinguishing between divine justice and getting sick; describing the patient’s attitude toward God and its effect on viewing the disease; explaining the patient’s feelings and emotional relationship with God; identifying weakened religious/spiritual beliefs and replacing them with accepted beliefs; and using daily practices to communicate with God. Implications of the findings and usefulness of this model are discussed. Spiritual care providers can use this model to provide religious/spiritual care services to Iranian Muslim women with breast cancer.
K1 Breast Cancer
K1 Intervention
K1 Iran
K1 Religion
K1 Spirituality
DO 10.1007/s11089-022-01047-7