Spiritual growth aspects among caregivers of children with cancer

Saari, Che Zarrina and Wahed, Norwahizatul and Muhsin, Sharifah Basirah Syed and Abidin, Mohd Syukri Zainal and Siti Sarah, Ahmad and Rahman, S.M.H.S.A. and Musa, S. and Ab Rahman, S.Z. and Sabki, Z.A. and Chik, Hasimah (2022) Spiritual growth aspects among caregivers of children with cancer. Afkar, 24 (1). 311 – 342. ISSN 1511-8819, DOI https://doi.org/10.22452/afkar.vol24no1.9.

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Abstract

Spirituality is one of the essential aspects of one’s life. It offers a broader perspective towards a meaningful life while undergoing trials such as caring for children with cancers. Cancer caregivers commonly experience physical, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges. Spiritual issues such as lost hope and associating negative meanings with cancer prognosis may reduce the caregiver’s quality of life. However, this caregiving burden can be a great source of post-traumatic growth. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore spiritual change, a significant domain in post-traumatic growth among 24 caregivers of children with cancer at one of the teaching hospitals in Kuala Lumpur. Following in-depth interviews, the result of the thematic analysis demonstrated two themes; main religious and mindfulness practices, a significant caregiver’s spiritual development. The majority of caregivers reported increasing spiritual awareness levels, feeling closer to God, and focused on religious practices as ca

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Caregivers; Children with cancer; Quality of life; Religious practices; Spiritual growth
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
Divisions: Academy of Islamic Studies
Academy of Islamic Studies > Dept of Aqidah & Islamic Thought
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine > Psychological Medicine Department
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 14 Nov 2024 08:18
Last Modified: 14 Nov 2024 08:18
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/43785

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