Religiosity and Religious Coping in Patients with COPD: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between Brazil and the Netherlands and Associations with Physical and Psychological Health.
Rafael Barreto de MesquitaGuilherme Pinheiro Ferreira da SilvaFrancisco Alessandro Braga do NascimentoMarcelo Alcantara HolandaDaniela Gardano Bucharles Mont'AlvernePaulo Vinicius de Oliveira JuniorDaisy J A Janssen Nienke NakkenEanes Delgado Barros PereiraPublished in: Journal of religion and health (2021)
This study aimed to compare religiosity and religious coping (RC) between Brazilian and Dutch patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to examine associations with physical and psychological health. Religiosity, RC, and physical and psychological health were cross-sectionally assessed in 161 patients with COPD (74 from Brazil and 87 from the Netherlands). Brazilian participants showed the greatest religiosity (p < 0.05), and weak correlations were observed between religiosity/RC and exercise capacity and quality of life (p < 0.05 for all analyses). Brazilian patients with COPD had higher religiosity than Dutch patients, and religiosity correlated with functional exercise capacity and quality of life.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- physical activity
- lung function
- healthcare
- public health
- health information
- end stage renal disease
- high intensity
- depressive symptoms
- social support
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- health promotion
- resistance training
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk assessment
- human health
- climate change