The Role of the Spiritual Meaning System in Coping with Cancer

Spirituality can support the adjustment process of people with cancer, by forming a meaning system that supports understanding of the cause and implications of the experience and that provides coping strategies. The different ways in which spiritual meaning systems might fulfill these roles were exa...

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Authors: Visser, Anja (Author) ; Garssen, Bert (Author) ; Uwland-Sikkema, Nicoline (Author) ; Westerhof, Gerben 1964- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Netherlands
B Qualitative Interview
B meaning system
B Coping
B Cancer
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