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. 2015;33(6):635-54.
doi: 10.1080/07347332.2015.1082167.

Spiritual Well-Being in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Survivors of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Patricia Prince  1 , Sandra A Mitchell  2 , Leslie Wehrlen  3 , Richard Childs  4 , Bipin Savani  5 , Li Yang  3 , Margaret Bevans  3
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Spiritual Well-Being in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Survivors of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Patricia Prince et al. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2015.

Abstract

Research suggests that spiritual well-being positively contributes to quality of life during and following cancer treatment. This relationship has not been well-described in ethnically diverse survivors of allogeneic transplantation. This study compares spiritual well-being and quality of life of Hispanic (n = 69) and non-Hispanic (n = 102) survivors. Hispanic participants were significantly younger and reported significantly greater spiritual well-being than non-Hispanic survivors. Survivors with higher spiritual well-being had significantly better quality of life. Meaning and Peace significantly predicted quality of life. Although Hispanic survivors report greater spiritual well-being, Meaning and Peace, irrespective of ethnicity, have a salutary effect on quality of life.

Keywords: Hispanic; coping; health related quality of life; spiritual well-being; stem cell transplant; survivorship.

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Conflict of Interests

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.

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