Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Religious Coping and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer

  • Zamanian, Hadi (Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Eftekhar-Ardebili, Hasan (Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Eftekhar-Ardebili, Mehrdad (Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Shojaeizadeh, Davood (Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Nedjat, Saharnaz (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Taheri-Kharameh, Zahra (Qom University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Daryaafzoon, Mona (Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)
  • Published : 2015.12.03
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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the predictive role of religious coping in quality of life of breast cancer patients. Materials and Methods: This multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted in Tehran, Iran, from October 2014 to May 2015. A total of 224 women with breast cancer completed measures of socio-demographic information, religious coping (brief RCOPE), and quality of life (FACT-B). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the t-test, ANOVA, and linear regression analysis. Results: The mean age was 47.1 (SD=9.07) years and the majority were married (81.3%). The mean score for positive religious coping was 22.98 (SD=4.09) while it was 10.13 (SD=3.90) for negative religious coping. Multiple linear regression showed positive and negative religious coping as predictor variables explained a significant amount of variance in overall QOL score ($R^2=.22$, P=.001) after controlling for socio-demographic, and clinical variables. Positive religious coping was associated with improved QOL (${\beta}=0.29$; p=0.001). In contrast, negative religious coping was significantly associated with worse QOL (${\beta}=-0.26$; p=0.005). Conclusions: The results indicated the used types of religious coping strategies are related to better or poorer QOL and highlight the importance of religious support in breast cancer care.

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