Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background and objectives: Diabetes is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Spiritual experiences and religious belief can reduce tension and improve physical and mental health in diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to compare spiritual experiences and distress t...
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| author | Maryam Amerifar Anahita Khodabakhshi Koulayi Akram Sanagoo |
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| description | Background and objectives: Diabetes is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Spiritual experiences and religious belief can reduce tension and improve physical and mental health in diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to compare spiritual experiences and distress tolerance between women with type 2 diabetes and healthy counterparts in Tehran, Iran.
Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on 100 women with type 2 diabetes who were selected from the Ferdowsi Diabetes Clinic (Tehran, Iran) and 100 non-diabetic counterparts. The participants responded to the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale and the Distress Tolerance Scale. Data were analyzed with SPSS 19 using independent t-test.
Results: The mean score of daily spiritual experiences in women with diabetes (61.35 ± 13.54) was significantly higher than that in the healthy counterparts (47.47 ± 12.57) (P<0.01). Also, the mean score of distress tolerance was significantly higher in women with type 2 diabetes (44.69 ± 12.58) than in the controls (39.85 ± 9.65) (P<0.01).
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that spiritual experiences and distress tolerance can be effective in improving the quality of life of people with type 2 diabetes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02aa84793ff3466a8f7be7d5a96165b12022-12-22T01:13:59ZengGolestan University Of Medical SciencesJournal of Clinical and Basic Research2538-37362019-04-01312328Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional StudyMaryam Amerifar0Anahita Khodabakhshi Koulayi1Akram Sanagoo2 Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Electronic Branch, Tehran, Iran Department of Psychology and Education, Faculty of Humanities, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran Nursing Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran Background and objectives: Diabetes is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Spiritual experiences and religious belief can reduce tension and improve physical and mental health in diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to compare spiritual experiences and distress tolerance between women with type 2 diabetes and healthy counterparts in Tehran, Iran. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out on 100 women with type 2 diabetes who were selected from the Ferdowsi Diabetes Clinic (Tehran, Iran) and 100 non-diabetic counterparts. The participants responded to the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale and the Distress Tolerance Scale. Data were analyzed with SPSS 19 using independent t-test. Results: The mean score of daily spiritual experiences in women with diabetes (61.35 ± 13.54) was significantly higher than that in the healthy counterparts (47.47 ± 12.57) (P<0.01). Also, the mean score of distress tolerance was significantly higher in women with type 2 diabetes (44.69 ± 12.58) than in the controls (39.85 ± 9.65) (P<0.01). Conclusion: The results of the study showed that spiritual experiences and distress tolerance can be effective in improving the quality of life of people with type 2 diabetes.http://jcbr.goums.ac.ir/article-1-192-en.htmldistress tolerancediabetesspirituality |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Amerifar Anahita Khodabakhshi Koulayi Akram Sanagoo Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional Study Journal of Clinical and Basic Research distress tolerance diabetes spirituality |
| title | Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Comparison of Spiritual Experiences and Distress Tolerance between Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Healthy Counterparts: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | comparison of spiritual experiences and distress tolerance between women with type 2 diabetes and healthy counterparts a cross sectional study |
| topic | distress tolerance diabetes spirituality |
| url | http://jcbr.goums.ac.ir/article-1-192-en.html |
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