The effect of religiosity on quality of life in Muslim patients with heart failure: a study in Qom, the religious capital of Iran

Association of religiosity and spirituality with quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review

“…Intrinsic religiousness was a significant predictor of physical functioning (β = 0.29, t = 3.08 p < 0.01) and emotional well-being ( β = 0.28, t = 3.05, p < 0.001) 4. Frequency of church service attendance was only a significant predictor of emotional well-being ( β = 0.20, t = 2.02, p < 0.05) Hasan et al (2017) Iran [ 40 ] Cross- sectional study 130 47.7% men Mean age (SD) = 59.5 years (12.5) 76.9% Married Religious affiliation: all Muslims No racial distribution provided Heart Failure At least one year since diagnosis Islamic religious attitude questionnaire HRQOL-SF36 1. Pearson Correlation 2.…”

“…The fifteen studies included in this review were published between 2002 and 2017; most were conducted in the US ( n = 12, [ 27 – 38 ]) while others were carried out in Greece ( n = 1, [ 39 ]), Iran ( n = 1, [ 40 ]), and Korea ( n = 1, [ 41 ]). All identified studies were observational; two-thirds used a cross-sectional design ( n = 9, [ 30 , 33 – 35 , 37 – 41 ]), while six studies used a longitudinal design [ 27 – 32 ].…”

“…Patient’s racial distribution was reported only in US-based studies with a predominance of non-Hispanic Whites (range 47–100%). Nine publications [ 27 – 33 , 39 , 40 ] reported religious affiliation. In the Greek study [ 39 ], all participants were Orthodox Christians; while in the Iranian study [ 40 ], all participants were Muslims.…”

“…Nine publications [ 27 – 33 , 39 , 40 ] reported religious affiliation. In the Greek study [ 39 ], all participants were Orthodox Christians; while in the Iranian study [ 40 ], all participants were Muslims. In the seven US-based studies that provided data on religious affiliation [ 27 – 33 ], most participants were Protestants (range 62–72%) or Catholics (range 16–29%).…”

“…In the seven US-based studies that provided data on religious affiliation [ 27 – 33 ], most participants were Protestants (range 62–72%) or Catholics (range 16–29%). Eleven of the fifteen studies enrolled patients with heart failure [ 27 – 30 , 33 – 38 , 40 ]), and the average time since diagnosis varied between 6 months and 6.5 years. One study [ 39 ] enrolled patients with varying diagnoses of CVD.…”