title: Religious Coping and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to assess the predictive role of religious coping in quality of life of breast cancer patients.
  
  
  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 (β=0.29; p=0.001). In contrast, negative religious coping was significantly associated with worse QOL (β=-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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran E-mail : eftkhara@tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zamanian
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eftekhar-Ardebili
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eftekhar-Ardebili
authors.forename: Davood
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shojaeizadeh
authors.forename: Saharnaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nedjat
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Taheri-Kharameh
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daryaafzoon
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012067:Religion; D055815:Young Adult