Author/Authors :
Gholamzadeh, Sakineh Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Community-based Psychiatric Care Research Center - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Aizan Hamid, Tengku Institute of Gerontology - University Putra Malaysia - Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia , Basri, Hamidon Department of Medicine - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia , Sharif, Farkhondeh Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Community-based Psychiatric Care Research Center - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Ibrahim, Rahimah Institute of Gerontology - University Putra Malaysia - Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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 signifi cant 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 signifi cant 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
