Prediction of Hope Based on Forgiveness and Religious Beliefs among Leukemia Patients | ||
| Health Education and Health Promotion | ||
| Article 6, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 31-35 PDF (430.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| Authors | ||
| F. Amini* 1; F. Raeisi2; F. Tabari3; N. Rasoolzadeh3; S. Molaei1 | ||
| 1Medical Surgical Department, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 2Institute of Cognitive Science Study, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 3Internal Surgery Department, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aims: It has been shown that hope plays an important role to recovery process from illness and has strong psychological benefits for patients to cope more effectively with their disease. The purpose of this study was the prediction of hope based on forgiveness and religious beliefs among leukemia patients. Materials & Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 205 volunteer leukemia patients who were admitted in Tehran hospitals in 2018. Patients were selected by convenience sampling method. The data were collected using The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS), Adult Hope Scale (AHS), and The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS). Date were analyzed by SPSS 23 software using Pearson correlation test and linear regression analysis. Findings: There was a positive significant correlation between forgiveness (r=0.552) and religious beliefs (r=0.182) with hope (p<0.01). Also 30.6% of variance of hope was explained by religious beliefs and forgiveness (p<0.01). Conclusion: Forgiveness and religious beliefs are predictor factors of hope in leukemia patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hope; Forgiveness; Religious beliefs; Leukemia | ||
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