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Spiritual coping strategies for patients with chronic renal failure
Other Title(s)
استراتيجيات التكيف الروحاني للمرضى المصابين بالفشل الكلوي المزمن
Joint Authors
Hamid, Zaynah Tariq
Sachit, Karim Rashk
Source
Iraqi National Journal of Nursing Specialties
Issue
Vol. 31, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.103-116, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Nursing
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives: This study aims to (1) find out the association between patients' age, years of getting the disease, and their spiritual coping ability, and (2) investigate the differences in illness perception and spiritual coping ability between gender groups, level of education groups, monthly income groups, residence groups and satisfaction with health services groups.
Methodology A descriptive correlational design is used in this study.
The study sample includes a convenience sample of (158) patients with chronic kidney failure.
The study instrument consists of two parts; the first one focuses on participants’ sociodemographic characteristics, and the second part deals with participants’ spiritual coping by using Spiritual Coping Strategies Scale.
Results: The study results reveal that around a half of participants use spiritual coping at both greater and moderate extents.
Furthermore, there is a statistically significant difference in spiritual coping among monthly income groups.
Recommendations: There is a need to reinforce and emphasize the importance the spiritual coping in alleviation patients' suffering resulted from CKD, and there is need to incorporate materials related to the role of spiritual coping in the management of chronic illnesses including CKD into the curricula across varied levels of education.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamid, Zaynah Tariq& Sachit, Karim Rashk. 2018. Spiritual coping strategies for patients with chronic renal failure. Iraqi National Journal of Nursing Specialties،Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.103-116.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-900805
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamid, Zaynah Tariq& Sachit, Karim Rashk. Spiritual coping strategies for patients with chronic renal failure. Iraqi National Journal of Nursing Specialties Vol. 31, no. 2 (2018), pp.103-116.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-900805
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamid, Zaynah Tariq& Sachit, Karim Rashk. Spiritual coping strategies for patients with chronic renal failure. Iraqi National Journal of Nursing Specialties. 2018. Vol. 31, no. 2, pp.103-116.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-900805
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 115-116
Record ID
BIM-900805