Decreased productivity often occurs in people with schizophrenia. As a result, sufferers are more susceptible to stress, difficulties in skills, work and socializing with others. One of the efforts ...to help restore the mentality of schizophrenics is using spiritual healing. Spiritual methods can have a good impact on people with schizophrenia. Individuals with schizophrenia are more likely to show maladaptive coping, i.e. doing emotionally charged activities. Psychotherapy is carried out as a habituation of religious coping for schizophrenics through worship activities carried out by patients in rehabilitation to divert the focus of the stressor. This study used a type of descriptive qualitative research. Data collection techniques use observation, in-depth interviews, documentation, and measurement scales. Analytical techniques use 2 qualitative and quantitative research methods, namely: data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. In order to strengthen the results of the study using validity and reliability test analysis techniques. The results of research on religious coping through worship activities of schizophrenics show that there are 2 dimensions of religious coping that dominate from schizophrenic patients, namely: The dimension of searching for meaning and control. Schizophrenics in the search for meaning in accordance with religious beliefs are overcoming problems through religious assistance. Then in controlling control, schizophrenics overcome problems actively, including: praying, telling stories, not bothering others, apologizing, patience, resignation, and istighfar. Despite having limitations, sufferers are able to follow spiritual behavior in the form of worship to God. The style or concept of religious coping with schizophrenics after doing worship activities uses a collaborative style, namely carrying out activities that involve God and individuals, sufferers close to religious leaders, and collaborating between effort (ikhtiyar) and praying
To identify potential protective mechanisms that might buffer the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being, the current set of studies (N
Study 1
= 1172, N
Study 2
= 451) examined the roles ...of hope and religious coping (positive and negative) in promoting well-being during periods when stringent stay-at-home orders were implemented in Colombia and South Africa to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. After controlling for relevant sociodemographic characteristics (Studies 1 and 2), subjective health complaints, and sleep quality (Study 2), hope was positively associated with well-being and the relation between hope and well-being was moderated by religious coping. Whilst well-being was highest when levels of hope were high (irrespective of positive or negative religious coping levels), when reported hope was low, well-being tended to be higher when positive religious coping was high (Study 1) and negative religious coping was low (Study 2). Implications of the findings for maintaining well-being during a public health crisis are discussed.
Cancer patients usually encounter multiple coping challenges in the course of managing their health, which have significant impacts in their health and wellbeing. Although perceived stress has been ...linked to lower HRQoL in cancer patients, research on religious coping strategies as a mediating pathway in this relationship is lacking. In this study, we investigated the mediating influence of religious coping in the relationship between perceived stress and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among cancer patients. Three hundred and sixteen patients (males = 35.4%, females = 64.6%, mean age = 50.16, SD = 13.00) completed measures of perceived stress, religious coping and HRQoL. Result showed that perceived was associated with lower HRQOL (β = −.77, p.001). Negative religious coping (β = −1.98,
p
< .001) was significantly associated with lower HRQoL. In line with our main hypothesis, the results revealed that negative religious coping mediated the relationship between perceived stress and HRQoL (β = −.66, p.001). The study’s findings have important clinical implications for improved HRQoL in cancer patients particularly in the low- and middle-income countries. Cognitive-based therapy aimed at reducing the extent to which cancer patients perceive management of their health condition as stressful could improve their health functions.
Religious coping is known as a main resource influencing how individuals cope with the complications and stressors of chronic disease.
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between ...religious coping and quality of life among hemodialysis patients.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in Qom, Iran, from June 2012 to July 2013. Ninety-five end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing hemodialysis were selected via the convenience sampling method. Data were collected via a questionnaire comprising items on sociodemographic information, quality of life, the anxiety and depression scale, and religious coping. Following this, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis.
The mean age of patients was 50.4 (standard deviation SD = 15.7) years, and most were male (61%). The mean score for positive religious coping was 23.38 (SD = 4.17), while that for negative religious coping was 11.46 (SD = 4.34). It was found that 53.6% of patients had higher than the mean score of positive religious coping, while those with negative religious coping made up 37.9%. Negative religious coping was associated with worse quality of life, including physical functioning (odds ratio OR = 0.72; P = 0.009), role physical (OR = 0.79; P = 0.04), vitality (OR = 0.62; P = 0.005), social functioning (OR = 0.69; P = 0.007), and mental health (OR = 0.58; P = 0.01) after controlling for sociodemographic, clinical, and anxiety and depression variables.
The results indicated that patients with negative religious coping abilities were at risk of a suboptimal quality of life. Incorporating religious support in the care of hemodialysis patients may be helpful in improving quality of life in this patient population. Further longitudinal studies are needed to determine whether these associations are causal and the direction of effect.
Religious coping is a way to overcome learning problems. Good religious coping has a positive impact on student educational processes and outcomes. However, until now, the relationship between ...religious coping and academic resilience has not been known. This study aimed to determine the relationship between religious coping and academic resilience.
This study used a cross-sectional approach with a stratified random sampling technique on 110 students from one university in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The inclusion criteria include actively registered nursing students from undergraduate and vocational programs. Religious coping was assessed using The Psychological Measure of Islamic Religiousness (PMIR) and the Academic Resilience Questionnaire was used to evaluate students' academic resilience level. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analysis. The Spearman rank correlation test was used to determine the relationship between variables.
The study's results revealed a significant relationship (rho = 0.415; p value < 0.05) between religious coping and academic resilience. High religious coping is related to the amount of academic resilience in students.
Students are expected to be able to use a religious coping strategy to boost academic resilience and adapt to any situation. Thus, students with good religious coping skills and high resilience will be able to face and solve problems and adapt to current learning conditions.
Positive religious coping has frequently been associated with better mental health outcomes when dealing with stressful life events (e.g., natural disasters, domestic abuse, divorce). The COVID-19 ...pandemic, and the associated infection prevention and control measures (curfew, quarantine, restricted travel, social distancing), represent a society-wide stressor. This study explored positive religious coping among the Muslim and Christian residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the early stages of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (N = 543) completed an online survey assessing religious coping in response to the pandemic, along with symptom measures of depression, anxiety and history of psychological disorder. Muslims (N = 339) reported significantly higher levels of positive religious coping compared to their Christian counterparts (N = 204). Across the whole sample, positive religious coping was inversely related to having a history of psychological disorders. Among the Muslim cohort, positive religious coping was inversely related to depressive symptoms and having a history of psychological disorders. Positive religious coping during infectious disease outbreaks may help some individuals reduce their risk of depressive illness. National pandemic preparedness plans may benefit from including a focus on religion and religious coping.
This study was conducted to determine death anxiety and religious coping in heart failure patients. It was determined that 64% of the patients were male, the mean death anxiety score was 7.78 ± 3.91, ...38% had ≤6 points and 62% had ≥7 points. Positive religious coping score was 20.54 ± 6.58 and negative religious coping score was 6.86 ± 3.18. Patients with a diagnosis of heart failure ≥3 years had higher death anxiety levels. There was a weak positive correlation between death anxiety and positive and negative religious coping scores. Death anxiety and the number of days hospitalized were determined to predict positive religious coping in regression analysis. The model explained 7.6% of the total variance in positive religious coping. Heart failure patients were detected to have high death anxiety. Patients were observed to have high positive religious coping scores. As death anxiety increases, patients exhibit positive religious coping behavior.
•The study showed that older adult patients exhibited a higher inclination towards positive religious coping and experienced improved psychological well-being following surgical intervention.•Gender, ...younger age, enhanced psychological well-being, and a tendency towards positive religious coping emerged as predictors of postsurgical pain levels in older adult patients.•Nursing professionals can contribute to the comprehensive recovery of older adult patients by adopting a holistic care approach that emphasizes the significance of religious coping.•The implementation of appropriate intervention plans, guided by an understanding of the variables influencing pain, coping mechanisms, and psychological well-being, can be integrated into the treatment protocol for older adult patients following surgical interventions.
This study aimed to determine the impact of surgical intervention on religious coping, psychological well-being, and pain levels in older adult patients.
The data of the study, which used a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design without a control group, was collected between July 1, 2023, - January 30, 2024. Data collection involved the use of a Personal Information Form, the Religious Coping Scale, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, and the Visual Analog Scale.
The results revealed a significant increase in psychological well-being and positive religious coping after surgical intervention compared to presurgical levels (p < 0.001). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that male gender, younger age, enhanced psychological well-being, and positive religious coping were identified as factors contributing to a reduction in postsurgical pain levels.
The study's results indicate that surgical intervention serves as a significant variable influencing psychological well-being and religious coping among older adult patients.
Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious mental health challenges and consequently the Turkish population has been adversely affected by the virus. The present study examined how ...meaning in life related to loneliness and the degree to which religious coping strategies mediated these relations. Participants were a sample of 872 adults (242 males and 360 females) drawn from general public in Turkey. Data were collected using Meaning in Life Questionnaire, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and the Religious Coping Measure. Meaning in life was associated with more positive religious coping and less negative religious coping and loneliness. Positive religious coping was associated with less loneliness, while negative religious coping was associated with more loneliness. Religious coping strategies mediated the impact of meaning in life on loneliness. These findings suggest that greater meaning in life may link with lesser loneliness due to, in part, an increased level of positive religious coping strategies and a decreased level of negative coping strategies.
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