Religious coping and psychological well-being among Iranian stroke caregivers.
BACKGROUND
This study aims to explore the relationship between religiosity and psychological well-being of caregivers of stroke survivors in Shiraz, Iran.


METHODS
A purposive sample of 96 family members, which included 34 daughters-in-law and 62 daughters, who were caring for severe impaired stroke survivors were enrolled in the study.


RESULTS
The results showed a significant correlation between positive religious coping and caregivers' psychological well-being. Positive religious coping accounted for 7.2% of the change in psychological well-being. There was no significant association between demographic factors and caregivers' psychological well-being.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results indicated that religious and spiritual belief have a role in caregiver adaptations with the situation. Therefore, in future studies, it is suggested to concentrate on the effects of other characteristics than the demographic variables on psychological well-being.
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Community-based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Sakineh
S
Gholamzadeh
Institute of Gerontology, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Tengku Aizan
TA
Hamid
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Hamidon
H
Basri
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Community-based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Farkhondeh
F
Sharif
Institute of Gerontology, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Rahimah
R
Ibrahim
Aging; caregivers; mental health; religious coping; stroke