Religious/spiritual coping and level of hope in patients with cancer in chemotherapy.

Aim: To demonstrate the relationship between religious/spiritual coping and hope in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Method: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach performed in a reference outpatient clinic in Caruaru, PE, between August and October 2017. A total of 82 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were included in the study, using the brief religious/spiritual coping scale (RCOPE-Brief) and the Herth Hope Scale (HHS).