Spirituality and pain self-efficacy in older adults with chronic pain: evidence from Iran

Chronic pain is the most common complaint in older people. Evidence indicates that spirituality is effective in pain management. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between pain self-efficacy and spirituality among older adults in Khorramabad, Iran. A significant positive correl...

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Auteurs: Asadi-Piri, Zahra (Auteur) ; Harvey, Idethia Shevon (Auteur) ; Imani-Nasab, Mohammad-Hasan (Auteur) ; Zare, Soodabeh (Auteur) ; Nouraei Motlagh, Soraya (Auteur) ; Cheraghi, Nasim (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publié: 2021
Dans: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Année: 2021, Volume: 33, Numéro: 3, Pages: 298-310
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Iran / Personne âgée (60-80 ans, motif) / Malade chronique / Douleur / Spiritualité
Classifications IxTheo:AG Vie religieuse
KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord
ZA Sciences sociales
Sujets non-standardisés:B Spirituality
B Iran
B Self-efficacy
B Older Adults
B Chronic Pain
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Résumé:Chronic pain is the most common complaint in older people. Evidence indicates that spirituality is effective in pain management. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between pain self-efficacy and spirituality among older adults in Khorramabad, Iran. A significant positive correlation was observed between pain self-efficacy and spirituality (r = 0.31, p < .001). Spirituality, gender, education, and economic status explained 0.68 of the study population’s pain self-efficacy variance. Regarding the relationship between spirituality and pain self-efficacy, promoting spirituality can improve pain self-efficacy among older adults.
ISSN:1552-8049
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2020.1845277