Introduction: Chronic
kidney diseaseis associatedwithmental and emotional healthproblemsfromthe
beginning ofthe diagnosis. Since spirituality, spiritualattitudeandspiritual
carehavea significantroleina person’smental and emotional health, they canbe
consideredasimportantresourcesfor coping withstressful lifeevents.Therefore
this studywas designedto investigate therelationship between spiritual
healthwhit attitude tospiritualityandspiritual careinhemodialysis patients.
Methods: This
is a descriptive analytical study. 50hemodialysis patients from
Pasteurhospitalin Bam city were selected by census method and participated in
the study after obtaining informed consents. Data was collected by spiritual
attitude and spiritual care, and spiritual health questionnaires. Data analysis
was done using Pearson correlation coefficient, one way ANOVA and t-test.
Result: The
total score of spiritual attitude and spiritual care was 74.4 ± 7.08 and total
score of spiritual health was 76.22 ± 5.91. There was a significant correlation
between the total spiritual attitude and spiritual care with the total score of
spiritual health (r=0.54, p=0.001).Also there was asignificant
relationship between spiritual attitude and spiritual
care, and spiritual health with demographic variables in terms of participating
in religious ceremonies (p=0.03), charity contribution (p=0.006), and Quran
recitation (p=0.02).
Conclusion:
Regarding the high spiritual attitude and spiritual care, and medium spiritual
health in participants, providingeducational courses with emphasis on religious
patterns and religious practice to improve patients` self-care and quality of
life can be recommended.
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