Subjects
61 Psicología
6112 Estudio psicológico de temas sociales
51 Antropología
5101 Antropología cultural
510110 Religión
Religiosidad y calidad de vida en pacientes terminales
Abstract
El objetivo de este trabajo es examinar la influencia que el afrontamiento religioso ejerce sobre la calidad de vida en pacientes terminales. Diversos estudios han relacionado la religiosidad con niveles más altos de bienestar general y calidad de vida. La muestra ha consistido en 18 pacientes terminales a los cuales se les ha pasado dos cuestionarios. El Brief-RCOPE se ha utilizado para medir la religiosidad. Este instrumento ofrece dos resultados, el afrontamiento religioso positivo y el afrontamiento religioso negativo. El MVQOL se ha empleado para valorar la calidad de vida en 5 dimensiones (síntomas, funcionamiento, interpersonal, bienestar y trascendencia) y está especialmente diseñado para su empleo con pacientes terminales. Los resultados han demostrado la importancia del afrontamiento religioso positivo en el aumento de la calidad de vida respaldando nuestra hipótesis inicial. A sí mismo se ha podido ver que el afrontamiento religioso negativo presenta una relación inversa con la calidad de vida. Los resultados apuntan a la importancia de tener en cuenta los aspectos religiosos en el tratamiento de las personas con enfermedades terminales debido al peso que esta puede tener en la calidad de vida.
The aim of this study is to examine the influence that the religious coping strategies have over the quality of life in terminally ill patients. Diverse studies have related religiosity with higher levels of general well-being and quality of life. The sample consisted of 18 terminal patients which fulfilled two questionnaires. The Brief-RCOPE was used to measure religiosity. This instrument offers two possible results; positive religious coping strategies and negative religious coping strategies. The MVQOL has been used to assess the quality of life in five dimensions (symptoms, function, interpersonal, wellbeing and transcendence) and is specifically designed for its use among terminally ill patients. The results have shown the importance of the positive religious coping strategies in the overall quality of life which confirms our initial hypothesis. We were also able to see the negative religious coping strategies have an inverse relation with the quality of life. Results show the importance of keeping in mind the religious aspects in the treatment of patients with terminal illness due to the weight it has on the quality of life.
The aim of this study is to examine the influence that the religious coping strategies have over the quality of life in terminally ill patients. Diverse studies have related religiosity with higher levels of general well-being and quality of life. The sample consisted of 18 terminal patients which fulfilled two questionnaires. The Brief-RCOPE was used to measure religiosity. This instrument offers two possible results; positive religious coping strategies and negative religious coping strategies. The MVQOL has been used to assess the quality of life in five dimensions (symptoms, function, interpersonal, wellbeing and transcendence) and is specifically designed for its use among terminally ill patients. The results have shown the importance of the positive religious coping strategies in the overall quality of life which confirms our initial hypothesis. We were also able to see the negative religious coping strategies have an inverse relation with the quality of life. Results show the importance of keeping in mind the religious aspects in the treatment of patients with terminal illness due to the weight it has on the quality of life.
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Keywords
Religiosidad, Calidad de vida, Cuidados paliativos, Enfermedad terminal, Afrontamiento positivo, Afrontamiento negativo, Religiosity, Quality of life, Palliative care, Terminal illness, Positive coping, Negative coping