Impact of spiritual care on the spiritual and mental health and quality of life of patients with advanced cancer

Table 7 Quality of life before spiritual care intervention

Dimension	Control group (n = 41)	Experimental group (n = 44)	Z score	P value
Function
Physical function	5.90 ± 2.58	5.52 ± 1.72	–0.040	0.968
Emotional function	4.10 ± 1.79	3.80 ± 1.77	–0.915	0.360
Symptom
Fatigue	4.63 ± 1.95	4.61 ± 1.77	–0.018	0.986
Nausea and vomiting	2.05 ± 1.02	1.80 ± 0.98	–1.187	0.235
Pain	3.56 ± 1.63	3.55 ± 1.73	–0.155	0.877
Dyspnea	1.27 ± 0.55	1.41 ± 0.69	–0.895	0.371
Insomnia	1.90 ± 1.09	2.02 ± 0.90	–0.958	0.338
Poor appetite	2.10 ± 0.97	1.84 ± 0.94	–1.306	0.191
Constipation	1.88 ± 0.98	1.82 ± 1.02	–0.450	0.653
Overall quality of life	4.24 ± 1.50	4.55 ± 1.50	-0.822	0.411