Feelings, Difficulties and Attitudes in relation to Fasting: A Qualitative Study on Spiritual Coping Among Turkish Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

This study aims to reveal the feelings, difficulties, attitudes, and spiritual coping status of Turkish patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus toward fasting during Ramadan. The sample of this descriptive qualitative study consists of 14 patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. We determined two mai...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health 2023-12, Vol.62 (6), p.4382-4398
Main Authors: Akkuş, Yeliz, Kiliç, Serap Parlar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Attitudes
Clinical Psychology
Coping
Data collection
Diabetes
Fasting
Hypoglycemia
Interviews
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental health
Original Paper
Outpatient care facilities
Pilot projects
Population
Public Health
Qualitative research
Religion
Religious Studies
Spirituality
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Summary:This study aims to reveal the feelings, difficulties, attitudes, and spiritual coping status of Turkish patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus toward fasting during Ramadan. The sample of this descriptive qualitative study consists of 14 patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. We determined two main themes and relevant sub-themes. The first was “the feelings and difficulties experienced due to diabetes mellitus" with the sub-themes of "negative emotions" and “difficulties in fasting." The second theme was identified as "religious and spiritual coping" with the sub-themes of "believing the disease comes from God," “having difficulty in adhering to disease-specific practices while fasting," and "feeling that fasting facilitates coping and provides relief." In conclusion, it was determined that the patients continued to fast despite the difficulties and that fasting facilitated coping and provided relaxation.
ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-022-01713-3