Affiliations 

  • 1 Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Community-based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • 2 Institute of Gerontology, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res, 2014 Sep;19(5):478-84.
PMID: 25400675

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study aims to explore the relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being of caregivers of stroke survivors in Shiraz, Iran.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A purposive sample of 96 family members, which included 34 daughters-in-law and 62 daughters, who were caring for severe impaired stroke survivors were enrolled in the study.
RESULTS: The results showed a significant correlation between positive religious coping and caregivers' psychological well-being. Positive religious coping accounted for 7.2% of the change in psychological well-being. There was no significant association between demographic factors and caregivers' psychological well-being.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicated that religious and spiritual belief have a role in caregiver adaptations with the situation. Therefore, in future studies, it is suggested to concentrate on the effects of other characteristics than the demographic variables on psychological well-being.
KEYWORDS:Aging; caregivers; mental health; religious coping; stroke

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