Spirituality, religiosity, spiritual pain, and quality of life among caregivers of Latin American patients with advanced cancer: A multicenter study.

245 Background: Caregivers of cancer patients often face physical, and psychosocial hardship. The association between spirituality (S), religiosity (R), spiritual pain (SP), coping, and quality of life (QOL) have not been well characterized. The main purpose of this multicenter study was to determine these associations among LACs. Methods: We interviewed 319 LACs at palliative care clinics in Chile, Guatemala, and the US. LACs completed FICA (S/R assessment), ESAS–FS, PSWQ (worry), B-COPE/B-R-COPE (coping), and FACIT-Sp (spiritual well-being). Results: Median age 47 y, IQR=36, 59; 231 (73%) female, 207 (66%) married, 194 (61%) Catholic, 90 (28%) Non-Catholic Christian, 10 (3%) non-religious affiliation. Relationship: 111 (35%) spouses, 102 (32.5%) children, 31 (10%) siblings, 21 (7%) parents, and 59 (19%) others. 103 (32%) worked full-time, 38 (12%) worked-part-time, 96 (30%) homemaker, and 29 (9%) retired. 278 (92%) considered themselves moderately/highly spiritual and 75% moderately/highly religious, me...