The Relationship Between Postoperative Spiritual Well‐Being and Sleep Quality and Comfort in Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery in Türkiye

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between postoperative spiritual well‐being and sleep quality and comfort in patients with lung cancer. This descriptive, relationship‐seeking study was carried out at the Thoracic Surgery Clinic of a university hospital in Türkiye between February 1 and July 31, 2023. The sample consisted of 252 patients who had undergone lung cancer surgery and were selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, General Sleep Quality Scale, Spiritual Well‐Being Scale, and General Comfort Scale. In statistical analysis, number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t ‐test in independent groups, one‐way ANOVA, Kruskal–Wallis, and Mann–Whitney U tests. The Pearson correlation test was used to determine relationships between scale score averages ( p < 0.05). The patients′ mean spiritual well‐being score was 119.15 ± 12.35, their mean sleep quality score was 42.97 ± 19.73, and their mean general comfort score was 2.58 ± 0.40. While a low positive relationship was found between spiritual well‐being and sleep quality ( r = 0.217, p = 0.01), no relationship was found with comfort ( r = −0.110, p = 0.88). Patients exhibited high levels of spiritual well‐being, reasonable comfort, and moderate sleep quality. Higher spiritual well‐being was associated with better sleep quality, while no significant association was observed between spiritual well‐being and comfort. These findings underscore the importance of integrating interventions that support spiritual well‐being to achieve improved sleep outcomes in patients.