Impact of childhood cancer on religious life of Korean families.
European journal of cancer care.
5
(4):
203-208;
1996.
(English).
[Record Source: PubMed]
This paper reports on the social and personal relevance of religious faith entering into the situation of family stress due to the illness of a child with cancer. The expectations of religious faith may include, objectively, the actual physical healing of the child or the determination of the child's fate; it may include, subjectively, the hope for emotional support, the provision of moral guidance in time of difficulty, or an overarching life-view. There were major religious changes in 20% of the families. While all the major religious faiths in South Korea were represented in the study, 61% of the sample identified Christianity as their primary religious response.
Database Keywords
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Family, Female, Humans, Korea, Male, Neoplasms, Patient Education as Topic, Questionnaires, Religion and Psychology, Stress, Psychological
Detailed Record Information
Record Type | Journal Article |
Record Source Status | [MEDLINE] |
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ISSN | 0961-5423 |