Religious Coping and Health-promoting Lifestyle Among Iranian Infertile Women

Background: Infertility is recognized as a stressful and critical experience worldwide and across cultures and disrupts individual, marital, family, and social stability. Religion serves as a source of support in dealing with health-related problems. This study investigates the relationship between...

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Published in:Journal of client-centered nursing care (Online) 2023-11, Vol.9 (4), p.255-266
Main Authors: Gheysari, Amin, Farahaninia, Marhamat, Hasanpoor-Azghady, Seyedeh Batool
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
coping behavior
female infertility
health promotion
lifestyle
religious beliefs
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Summary:Background: Infertility is recognized as a stressful and critical experience worldwide and across cultures and disrupts individual, marital, family, and social stability. Religion serves as a source of support in dealing with health-related problems. This study investigates the relationship between religious coping mechanisms and health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) among Iranian infertile women. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted on 177 infertile women referring to the Sarem Sub-specialized Infertility Treatment and Research Center in Tehran City, Iran, 2019. The subjects were recruited by continuous sampling. The data in this study were collected using a demographic information form, the Iranian religious coping scale (IRCS), and the health-promoting lifestyle profile-II (HPLP-II). Statistical analyses, including the independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient, were performed using SPSS software, version 22. The significance level was set at P
ISSN:2476-4132
2476-4132
DOI:10.32598/JCCNC.9.4.159.1