Psychosocial Adjustment to Cardiovascular Diseases and Spiritual Well-Being in Iranian Patients

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we assessed psychosocial adjustment in patients with cardiovascular diseases and its relationship with spiritual well-being.Methods: This descriptive analytic study was performed in 2018 in Qazvin, Iran. The subjects were 150 patients who were admitted to the cardiac ward of a teaching hospital. Data were collected using a background variables checklist developed by the researchers and two standard questionnaires of Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale and Ellison-Paloutzian Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Results:The final score of psychosocial adjustment to cardiovascular diseases was 62.78±6.8 (range 48-83), indicating a moderate level of psychosocial adjustment to cardiovascular diseases. The mean score of psychosocial adjustment to cardiovascular diseases was significantly higher in women than in men (p=0.03). In this study, the mean of overall spiritual well-being was 74.93 indicating a moderate level of spiritual well-being. The mean of overall spiritual well-being was significantly higher in women than in men (p=0.001). The results showed a significant negative relationship between the participants' psychosocial adjustment to cardiovascular diseases and spiritual well-being (rr=-0.21, p=0.01). Conclusion:Findings from this study revealed that patients with cardiovascular diseases have a poor level of psychosocial adjustment. Patients with higher level of spiritual well-being reported better psychosocial adjustment.

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