여성암 환자의 영적건강과 우울의 관계

Correlation between Depression and Spiritual Health in Women Cancer Patients

Purpose: This study was to identify the relationship between depression and spiritual health in patients suffering from women cancers. Methods: The research method was a cross-sectional descriptive study. Data was collected by questionnaires from 106 in woman patients who were diagnosed with women cancer at one university hospitals and one general hospital. The instruments used for this study included, the Depression Scale developed by Zung(1965) and Spirituality Health Inventory developed by Highfieid(1992) and amended by Lee & Kim. The collected data were analyzed using Frequency, Percentage, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson s correlation coefficients. Results: 1) Depression score was middle, Spiritual Health score was middle 2) The Spiritual Health in women cancer patients indicated a significant negative correlation between spiritual health and depression was perceived with over moderate level(r=-.647, p=.000) 3) There were significant difference in spiritual health according to the Monthly income (F=4.30, p= .016), the degree of pain(F= 2.848,p= .041), the degree of fatigue(F= 3.415,p=.020)，the frequency of attendance at worship services(F=3.285, p=.014) the effect of religion on personal life(F= 9.413, p=.000). 4) There were significant difference in depression, according to the residence type(F= .748, p=.012), the cancer insurance(t=7.859, p=.006), the degree of pain(F= 2.775，p= .045). Conclusions: It is needed strategies for intervention of improving the spiritual health to reduce depression in women cancer patients. The significant several characteristics of related to depression and spiritual health should consider in sociopsychological nursing intervention of women cancer patients