The relationship between religious coping styles and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease

This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between religious coping style and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. Nowadays, beliefs and religious coping are considered as a significant factor in the development of psychological comfort and personal adaptation in patients with chronic diseases. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 100 inpatients and outpatients with coronary artery disease in two selected teaching hospitals in Qom. Convenience sampling method was used to select patients. Short form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) and Pargament religious coping styles were used for data collection. The mean and standard deviation Scores for positive and negative religious coping style were respectively 23.36 (3.88) and 10.80 (3.91).Among patients, 54.2% had high scores on positive religious coping strategies and 40.6% had high scores on negative religious coping strategies.Regarding to quality of life, there was statistically significant relationship between positive religious coping styles and physical pain (r=0.24, P<0.05) and inverse significant relationship between negative religious coping styles and social functioning and mental health (r=0.29, P<0.01). Accordingly, teaching of coping skills focusing on strengthening religious coping styles in routine care of coronary artery patients may improve the quality of life and health status in these patients.