The comparison of spiritual health in cancer and non-cancer patients in Sanandaj, Tohid Hospital in 2018

Introduction: Due to nature of the cancer threat, the diagnosis of this disease causes the spiritual needs of patients to increase dramatically. Aim: This study was conducted to Comparison of Spiritual Health in Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients in Sanandaj, Tohid Hospital in 2018. Method: This case-control study was conducted in Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj in 2018. The research population consisted of 60 cancer patients admitted to Tohid Hospital. The instrument of data was questionnaire and the data was collected using a simple sampling method. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation test used by SPSS Software. Results: The results of this study showed that there was not significant relationship between two groups (p≥0.05). Conclusion: It is recommended that the promotion of spiritual health in diseases such as cancer, which affects the body and the minds of individuals, should be considered as specific, because promoting spiritual health will improve the physical and mental health of the patient.