title: The Relationship Between Hope and Religious Coping Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Globally, diabetes is one of the most common non-contagious diseases resulting in severe complications. Fostered hope facilitates coping and improves self-care and one of the Factors affecting hope is religious beliefs. This research investigated the level of hope and its relationship with religious coping among Type 2 diabetes patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This correlation, cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 patients with Type 2 diabetes, who had been referred to the Karaj Diabetes Association during the period, March-June 2011, and selected through purposive sampling. A three-part questionnaire including demographic data, the Herth Hope Index, and a short form of religious coping, was used for data collection. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytic statistics, including Pearson's correlation coefficient, the t-test, a one-way ANOVA, and a multiple regression analysis. The set significance level was p<0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean hope score was 34.89 (SD±8.75); most of the subjects (46.7%) showed high levels of hope. Positive religious coping, marital status, and social support significantly affected hope fostering(r=0.897, p =0.000). A significant negative relationship was found between hope and age (r=-0.373, p=0.000), and between hope and negative religious coping (r=-0.749, p=0.000).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Positive religious coping, married life, and social support significantly affected the development of hope. Moreover, there was a significant positive relationship between positive religious coping and social support. So, strengthening social support could lead to increased levels of positive religious coping and fostering of hope.
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shamsalinia
authors.affiliation: MScN, RN., PhD Student in Nursing. pourghazneint@mums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Tayebe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pourghaznein
authors.forename: Marzie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parsa
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D009013:Morale; D012067:Religion; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires