title: Spiritual Religious Coping is Associated with Quality of Life in Institutionalized Older Adults.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual/religious coping (SRCOPE) strategies and quality of life (QoL) in institutionalized older adults. This is a cross-sectional, correlational study, with a sample of 77 older adults in Brazil. The present study found long-term care patients use religious and spiritual coping strategies to deal with their chronic health conditions. Positive SRCOPE and Total SRCOPE have positive correlations with most QoL domains from the WHOQOL-OLD and WHOQOL-BREF. On the other hand, Negative SRCOPE strategies correlated negatively with the facets of "death and dying" from the WHOQOL-OLD. These results suggest the need for an integrative approach for long-term care patients, considering the positive and negative aspects of coping.
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. lucianoenf@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Luciano Magalhães
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1023-8488
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vitorino
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lucchetti
authors.affiliation: Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Eliza Oliveira
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alessandra L G
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Lucchetti
authors.affiliation: Institute of Exact Sciences, Federal University of Alfenas - UNIFAL, Alfenas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eric Batista
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nilce Piva
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Adami
authors.affiliation: Paulista School of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lucila Amaral Carneiro
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vianna
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Homes for the aged; Nursing homes; Quality of life; Religious coping; Religiousness; Spirituality