title: Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Spiritual Well-Being/Religious Activities in Muslim Women with Breast Cancer.
abstract: For determining relationship between quality of sleep and spiritual well-being/religious activities in Muslim women with breast cancer (WBC), we conducted a cross-sectional study on 80 WBC who presented at all chemotherapy clinics in Qom, Iran, in 2012. We used Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), spiritual well-being scale (SWBS), and religious activities (RA) questionnaire. Global PSQI score and its seven components score were not significantly correlated with total score of SWBS and its two subscales. Global PSQI score was not significantly correlated with total score of RA questionnaire (P = 0.278), but its "sleep latency" (r = 0.235, P = 0.044) and "use of sleep medications" (r = 0.237, P = 0.040) components were significantly correlated with total score of RA. Global PSQI was significantly correlated with "I don't get much personal strength and support from my God," "I believe there is some real purpose for my life" questions in SWBS, and "Attendance in mosque or religious places" subscale of RA.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Medicine and Religion, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. parsian_ins_kh@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khoramirad
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rasht Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran. Mmousavi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mousavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. Tdtahmineh@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tahmineh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dadkhahtehrani
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. Dpourmarzi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Davoud
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pourmarzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D029181:Spirituality; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Breast cancer; Religious activities; Sleep quality; Spiritual well-being