Relationship between Sprituality and Practice of Religious Beliefs with Pain Acceptance in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Authors
Mehrdad Pourshahbazi
Mehdi Imani 1
Mehdi Reza Sarafraz 2
1 Assistant Professor in Department of Clinical Psychology, Shiraz University. Shiraz, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor in Department of Clinical Psychology, Shiraz University. Shiraz, Iran
10.52547/rph.11.4.43
Abstract
Spirituality and Practice of Religious Beliefs as related variables to psychological and physical well-being are able to explain most of positive consequences in chronic pain sufferers. The aim of this study was to determine predictor role of those variables in predicting pain experience acceptance in Rheumatoid arthritis patients. In this correlative descriptive study, 80 Rheumatoid arthritis patients were chosen by purposive non-random sampling method. They accomplished Spirituality Insight Appraisal Questionnaire, Practice of Religious Beliefs Inventory (MABAD), and Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire- Revised (CPQA-R). Data was analyzed by Pearson correlation and multiple regression statistical tests. Spiritual ability (a spirituality component) had significant role in predicting Activity engagement (a pain acceptance component) (p<0/01). There was no relationship between practice of religious beliefs and pain acceptance considering result of this study, when Spirituality presented in behavior (spiritual ability) can play effective role in predicting pain experience acceptance in Rheumatoid arthritis patients. Spirituality only as an ideology cannot predict pain acceptance in Rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Keywords
Spirituality
Religious practice
Pain acceptance
Rheumatoid arthritis
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