Relation between spiritual health & coping style in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment

Aim and

Chronic Renal Failure is One of the chronic and life-threatening diseases.. these patients require adapting to achieve desirable psycho social and physical health condition. This study was performed to examine the relationship between spiritual health and coping style in patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment.Methods and Materials: This study is a correlation research That done among 96 samples who were refer for treating with hemodialysis to hemodialysis centers affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. For data collection, a questionnaire consisting three parts was used; the first part on the demographic characteristics, the second part on the coping style, the third part on spiritual health. The data analyzed by Descriptive and analytical statistical tests.

The result indicated that 25 % of patients had high level, 74% had intermediate level & 1% had low level spirituality. Findings showed a direct relation between spiritual health score and coping score and its dimension (p<0.000). So that increase in the spiritual health score causes increase in the coping score (r=0.445).

Level of spiritual health in most patients was moderate and there was direct relation between coping style and spiritual health so for increasing coping with illness care plan should be done base on patient's spirituality needs.