Provision of supportive spiritual care for hepatopancreatic cancer patients: an unmet need?

Background: Among patients with a serious cancer diagnosis, like hepatopancreatic (HP) cancer, spiritual distress needs to be addressed, as these psychosocial-spiritual symptoms are often more burdensome than some physical symptoms. The objective of the current study was to characterize supportive spiritual care utilization among patients with HP cancers.

Methods: Patients with HP cancer were identified from the electronic medical record at a large comprehensive cancer center; data on patients with breast/prostate cancer (non-HP) were collected for comparison.

Characterizing Pastoral Care Utilization by Cancer Patients.

Purpose: To assess the rate of and characterize the utilization of pastoral care (PC) among patients on their cancer treatment trajectory.

Methods: Patients included in the present study were diagnosed with cancer 01/2015-08/2019 at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center-The James. To determine which patient demographic and clinical factors were independently associated with PC utilization, a multivariable logistic regression was performed.