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Resorting to pray rate in hemodialysis patients of Golestan province
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حمید Hojjati h   , نورا Taher n , گلبهار Akhondzade g , بهروز Heydari b , Seyed hamid Sharifnia s h |
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| Aims: Religious beliefs are important factor in mental supporting of patients. In order to feel more comfort and gain a new power to move toward more accommodation with disease, one should rely on the power of God. Religious practices, prayer and benediction not only affect emotional states of individual but also his physical quality and sometimes within a few moments or a few days improve the physical illness. This study was conducted to evaluate the rate of resorting to God in hemodialysis patients. Methods: In this single-group single-phase descriptive cross-sectional study, 245 dialysis patients referred to the hemodialysis center of Golestan province were selected based on purposive or goal-oriented sampling method. Information was collected through prayer Meraviglia frequency questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS16 and Friedman test and descriptive statistics Results: The rate of resorting to prayer was 173.9 ± 9.8%. 98.4% of subjects used prayer in a high level. The score of prayer frequency was 6.6 ± 95.2, previous experience pray was 64.9 ± 4.6 and the attitude of prayer was 31.8 ± 3.1. With respect to prayer frequency 44.5% of subjects constantly thanked God for his favor and 42% were also continuously demanded the help of Allah. Regarding previous prayer experience, 88% of patients in the past believed that “sometimes, God heals patients”. With regard to attitude, 40% of subjects agreed that God took care of them. Significant relationship between prays’ aspects was observed (p<; 0.01). Conclusion: Resorting to prayer in hemodialysis patients is at a high level. |
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| Keywords: Keywords, Resort, Prayer, Hemodialysis Patients |
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Received: 2019/03/3 | Published: 2010/07/15
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