Corrina M Kaltenrieder, Michelle Marie White, Dennis J Cheek
Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner student knowledge and perceptions of pharmacogenetic testing
Frontiers in genetics
assess spiritual distress patients cancer initiating chemotherapy quantitative observational crosssectional study data collection conducted february june 2019 spiritual distress scale sds administered 332 patients cancer participants 566 female mean age 603 years sd 1173 mean sds score 566 sd 1339 30 participants reporting moderate 96 reporting high levels spiritual distress younger age 0687 p 008 participants religious affiliation predictors sds 8322 p 035 patients cancer initiating chemotherapy given degree spiritual distress reported study provides evidence support need nurses assess spirituality order provide holistic care inclusive spiritual domain results relevant clinical practice indicate need nurses use clinical reasoning process assess spiritual distress plan nursing interventions aimed meeting spiritual needs patients cancer initiating chemotherapy