Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients

Patients who are spiritual may apply their beliefs when coping with illness, pain, and life stresses. Studies indicated that those who are spiritual tend to have a more positive outlook and a better quality of life. The aim of the present study is to explore the level of religious and spiritual copi...

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Main Authors:	Suhaimi, Atikah, Mamat, Nik Mazlan
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
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spelling	iium-660602018-10-01T01:59:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66060/ Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients Suhaimi, Atikah Mamat, Nik Mazlan RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease Patients who are spiritual may apply their beliefs when coping with illness, pain, and life stresses. Studies indicated that those who are spiritual tend to have a more positive outlook and a better quality of life. The aim of the present study is to explore the level of religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted using structured self-administered questionnaires. A total of 59 diabetic patients (25 males, 34 females) responded to the survey. Almost half (49.2%) of respondents described difficulties in changing dietary intakes, with 32.2% have difficulty in dealing with the new taste of their diet. There was a positive correlation between difficulty to change diet and taste of new diet (r=0.467, p < 0.05). It was also found that only 35.6% agreed that they know how to modify their diet and 40.6% had difficulty in increasing physical activity level. Most patients coped positively with their illness, with 88.1% respondents agreed that they look to Allah for strength, support, and guidance. A total of 93.2% respondents think that their life is part of spiritual force. From negative coping aspects, it was found that 40.7% of respondents thought that their illness could be as punishment for their sins, while 6.8% of respondents felt that Allah has abandoned them during illness. There were no significant associations between positive and negative coping with difficulties in changing components of their lifestyles. In conclusion, the respondents utilise religious and spiritual coping methods while facing crisis such as stress and illness, which can affect their psychological, physical and spiritual aspects in dealing with the illness. While patients are counselled on appropriate lifestyles changes, discussion on religious and spiritual coping strategies may be a worthwhile effort. 2018-06-25 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66060/1/MDA%20Congress%202018%20_%20Abstract%20Submission%20-%20%5BReference%20Number%20213%5D%20Atikah%20Suhaimi.pdf Suhaimi, Atikah and Mamat, Nik Mazlan (2018) Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients. In: Malaysian Dietitians' Association National Conference 2018, 25th-26th June 2018, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) http://conference.dietitians.org.my/
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description	Patients who are spiritual may apply their beliefs when coping with illness, pain, and life stresses. Studies indicated that those who are spiritual tend to have a more positive outlook and a better quality of life. The aim of the present study is to explore the level of religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted using structured self-administered questionnaires. A total of 59 diabetic patients (25 males, 34 females) responded to the survey. Almost half (49.2%) of respondents described difficulties in changing dietary intakes, with 32.2% have difficulty in dealing with the new taste of their diet. There was a positive correlation between difficulty to change diet and taste of new diet (r=0.467, p < 0.05). It was also found that only 35.6% agreed that they know how to modify their diet and 40.6% had difficulty in increasing physical activity level. Most patients coped positively with their illness, with 88.1% respondents agreed that they look to Allah for strength, support, and guidance. A total of 93.2% respondents think that their life is part of spiritual force. From negative coping aspects, it was found that 40.7% of respondents thought that their illness could be as punishment for their sins, while 6.8% of respondents felt that Allah has abandoned them during illness. There were no significant associations between positive and negative coping with difficulties in changing components of their lifestyles. In conclusion, the respondents utilise religious and spiritual coping methods while facing crisis such as stress and illness, which can affect their psychological, physical and spiritual aspects in dealing with the illness. While patients are counselled on appropriate lifestyles changes, discussion on religious and spiritual coping strategies may be a worthwhile effort.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Suhaimi, Atikah Mamat, Nik Mazlan
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title	Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients
title_short	Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients
title_full	Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients
title_fullStr	Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients
title_full_unstemmed	Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients
title_sort	religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients
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Religious and spiritual coping among diabetic patients

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