Prediction of post-traumatic growth based on religious commitment and life expectancy of patients with types cancer

The study aimed to examine the role of religious commitment and life expectancy in predicting post-traumatic growth in patients with types of cancer. This research was a descriptive-analytic study. The statistical population consisted of all patients with all types of cancer referred to hospitals of Imam Khomeini and Shariati, District 6, Imam Hossein (PBUH), District 7, and Super Speciality Clinic of Women's Breast Disease of Jahad Daneshgahi, District 11, Tehran, 2020. The research sample consisted of 219 people with cancer who were selected by purposive sampling. The Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) by Tedeschi & Calhoun (1996), the Life Expectancy Questionnaire (LEQ) by Snyder & et al. (1991), and the Religious Commitment Questionnaire (RCI) by Worthington & et al. (2003) were used to collect data. Pearson correlation and concurrent regression analysis were used to analyze data. The results showed that there is a significant correlation between religious commitment and life expectancy with post-trauma growth, and religious commitment and life expectancy can predict post-trauma growth by 6.7% (p<0.005). According to findings, religious commitment and life expectancy play a role in predicting post-traumatic growth in patients with different types of cancer.