title: [Religious/spiritual coping in people with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis].
abstract: The objective of the present study is to investigate the use of religious/spiritual coping mechanisms in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis, by means of interviews using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the religious/spiritual coping scale. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. A total of 123 individuals were interviewed, 79.6% of whom presented a high score for religious/spiritual coping and none of whom presented low or irrelevant scores. The variables that affected the religious/spiritual coping behavior were: gender, age group, treatment time, family income, and religious practice. In conclusion, the participants used religious/spiritual coping mechanisms as a strategy to cope with the disease, particularly women with a higher family income who attend church every week.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Alfenas, Alfenas, MG, Brasil. ccv89@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Carolina Costa
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Valcanti
authors.forename: Erika de Cássia Lopes
authors.initials: Ede C
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: Ana Cláudia
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mesquita
authors.forename: Denismar Alves
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Emília Campos
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires