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purpose assess spiritual wellbeing swb cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy outpatient setting method quantitative crosssectional descriptive study convenience sample 150 participants obtained data collection instrument selfreported questionnaire included swb questionnaire swbq whose scores range 20 100 spss software version 21 used data analysis study approved institutional ethics committee results patients ages ranged 35 83 years female 647 married 680 catholic 867 breast cancer 353 colorectal cancer 253 average swbq total score 6591 sd 12177 highest score swbq obtained females widows singles evangelic catholic lower educational level professional occupation cronbach 089 subscales ranged 078 094 conclusion swbq scores reasonable results guide nurses clinical reasoning assessment swb may precede diagnosis risk spiritual distress readiness enhanced swb spiritual distress thus use instrument may facilitate spirituality effectively implemented clinical practice favoring holistic health care