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

Table 8 Quality of life after spiritual care intervention

Dimension	Control group (n = 41)	Experimental group (n = 44)	Z score	P value
Function
Physical function	5.68 ± 2.61	4.70 ± 1.65	–1.590	0.112
Emotional function	3.73 ± 1.72	2.98 ± 1.34	–2.103	0.035a
Symptom
Fatigue	4.39 ± 1.64	3.41 ± 1.26	–2.829	0.005a
Nausea and vomiting	2.05 ± 1.00	1.52 ± 0.73	–2.521	0.012a
Pain	3.56 ± 1.45	2.95 ± 1.06	–1.857	0.063
Dyspnea	1.51 ± 0.67	1.36 ± 0.65	–1.198	0.231
Insomnia	1.83 ± 1.05	1.66 ± 0.68	–0.196	0.844
Poor appetite	2.07 ± 0.93	1.66 ± 0.78	–2.179	0.029a
Constipation	1.83 ± 0.89	1.50 ± 0.73	–1.823	0.068
Overall quality of life	4.39 ± 1.36	5.36 ± 1.16	-3.077	0.002a

^aP < 0.05.