Influence of religion and spirituality on the mental health of patients with multiple sclerosis
It is widely accepted that following physical abnormalities caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress also develop in these patients, which have received less attention. Moreover, spiritual health can lead to compatibility with chronic illness...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024
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Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2024, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 128–140 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
multiple sclerosis
B Depression B Anxiety B Spiritual Health B Stress |
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| Summary: | It is widely accepted that following physical abnormalities caused by multiple sclerosis (MS), psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress also develop in these patients, which have received less attention. Moreover, spiritual health can lead to compatibility with chronic illness and reduce psychiatric disorders in this group of patients. Since nurses focus on patients’ mental, psychological and spiritual needs, further research is required on the role of spiritual health in common psychiatric disorders in these patients, such as depression, anxiety, and stress. In addition, nurses with a holistic knowledge of the patient can effectively meet the spiritual and religious needs of the patient and implement programs to increase the spiritual care of patients. This study aimed to investigate the influence of religion and spirituality on the mental health of patients with multiple sclerosis. The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 120 MS patients referred to the Alborz MS Association (Karaj, Iran) in 2019, who were selected by convenience sampling. Data collection tools included the Demographic Information Questionnaire, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS, Paloutzian & Ellison, 1982), and the 21-item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21). The total SWBS score, the religious and existential dimensions of SWBS showed a significant correlation with depression, anxiety and stress (p-value <0.001). The results of this study revealed a significant and inverse correlation of total SWBS with depression (p-value <0.001, r = −0.549), anxiety (p-value <0.001, r = −0.443) and stress (p-value <0.001, r = −0.416). According to the present study results, people who have more spiritual health experience less depression, anxiety, and stress. Nurses are encouraged to try to help these patients through self-care training programs and experience or the presence of religious advisors. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-9645 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2023.2174920 |