A Working Model for Religious/Spiritual Intervention of Patients with Breast Cancer in Iran: From the Viewpoints of Experts

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 pa...

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Published in:Pastoral psychology
Authors: Ghaempanah, Zeinab (Author) ; Aghababaei, Naser (Author) ; Lueke, Niloufar A. (Author) ; Rafieinia, Parvin (Author) ; Sabahi, Parviz (Author) ; Makvand Hosseini, Shahrokh (Author) ; Buchanan, Susan (Author) ; Furlong, Lilian Velasco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science Business Media B. V. 2023
In: Pastoral psychology
Further subjects:B Intervention
B Spirituality
B Iran
B Religion
B Breast Cancer
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1573-6679
Contains:Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s11089-022-01047-7