AS REPORTED IN 'SUPPORTIVE ONCOLOGY TODAY' is, (DTD OCTOBER, 2007 paraphrased):

....There is a growing awareness of the complexity of this construct, spiritual well being (SWB). However, progress has been made in the development of instruments to measure several aspects of SWB, including 1) reliance on spiritual beliefs and practices and 2) spiritual qualities such as hopefulness, peacefulness and meaning….Preliminary research indicates that SWB is a significant independent predictor of physical, emotional, and social well-being…Further investigation of SWB seems warranted….In our investigation, we were mindful that as one struggles with the challenges of a cancer diagnosis, previous approaches to coping may no longer be sufficient, resulting in a spiritual quest for the patient….115 participants were enrolled in this study with a number of tumor and cancer types were represented..Spiritual well being (SWB) was associated with comfort within and inner harmony with peace versus life lacking meaning and purpose…items varied over time….finally, we found SWB is strongly associated with all other domains….the items that remained strongly associated with SWB across time included peaceful, inner harmony, strength in spiritual beliefs, things will be okay, comfort within, and comfort in spiritual beliefs….The only item that consistently entered the model for these results of the aforementioned inner harmony, things will be okay and comfort within was because of strength in spiritual beliefs….These strong associations have been well documented.