Association between Spirituality, Religiosity, Spiritual Pain, Symptom Distress, and Quality of Life among Latin American Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Multicenter Study

Spirituality and religiosity are frequent, intense, and rarely addressed among Latin American patients. Spirituality/religiosity was associated with positive COPE and higher QOL. Spiritual pain was also frequent and associated with physical and psychosocial distress. These patients need increased spiritual/religious support.