Correlation between Spiritual Well-Being and Level of Fatigue among Patients Suffering from Breast Cancer

• Main Authors: Komariah, Maria, Firdaus, Mohd Khairul Zul Hasymi, Paudel, Kalpana, Md, Abdul Latif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Nursing Universitas Padjadjaran 2021
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/89673/1/89673_Correlation%20between%20Spiritual%20Well-Being%20and%20Level%20of%20Fatigue.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89673/; http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index.php/jkp/article/view/1592; https://doi.org/10.24198/jkp.v9i1.1592
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Cancer-related fatigue has been shown to be a significant side effect that influences a person’s wellbeing, during treatment, and after treatment. It is recorded that cancer patients have also been shown experiencing spiritual distress. The study aims to determine the connection between spiritual well-being and cancer-related fatigue among patients suffering from breast cancer during chemotherapy treatment. 112 patients who were undergoing chemotherapy treatment were recruited in this study using a correlational design. The instruments used in assessing spiritual well-being and fatigue are Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spirituality (FACIT-Sp) and FACIT-Fatigue Scales. Data were analyzed using the Spearman Correlation analysis. Mean spiritual well-being score was 35.91 (SD = 6.89), and the mean fatigue score was 33.04 (SD = 9.58). There were a moderate and significant correlation between fatigue scores and spiritual well-being (r = .364, p < 0.001). Breast cancer patients who had higher spiritual well-being that means they would alleviate fatigue symptoms. Therefore, nurses should consider that increasing spiritual well-being would reduce fatigue and vice versa.