Introduction: Hemodialysis patients
are often concerned about the unpredictable future of their illness and often
develop emotional problems such as depression. New researches suggest that
strong religious beliefs can bring positive psychological effects. This study is
conducted to determine the relationship between resorting to pray and
depression in hemodialysis patients admitted to Kamkar-Arabnia Hospital of Qom
University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: In this cross sectional-analytical, single-group, single-phase study
200 hemodialysis patients were selected purposively in dialysis unit of
Kamkar-Arabnia hospital affiliated to Qom University of Medical Sciences. After
obtaining written consent, data was collected by prayer Meraviglia frequency
questionnaire, consisting of four parts demographic characteristics,
prayer frequency, past experience
of praying and attitude
towards praying, and
also beck depression questionnaire. Data was analyzed with Pearson test.
Results: Patients' mean score of depression and resorting to prayer was
22.27±9.64 (range of 0 to 63) and 174.81±21.67 (range of 32 to 224)
respectively. There was a significant indirect relationship between prayer
frequency (r = -0.30, p = 0.0001) and resorting to prayer (r = -0.15, p = 0.02)
with patients' depression.
Conclusions: By increasing the resort to prayer, depression was decreased in
hemodialysis patients. So religious beliefs can be used to improve hemodialysis
patients’ health.
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