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01-08-2016 | Original Paper

Fibromyalgia, Spirituality, Coping and Quality of Life

Authors: Eliane Biccheri, Nicolas Roussiau, Constance Mambet-Doué

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 4/2016

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify the impact of spirituality on coping strategies and on the quality of life of fibromyalgia patients. The study was carried out on 590 people suffering from fibromyalgia. The data were collected with the French version of the WCC-R (The Ways of Coping Checklist: Cousson et al. 1996), the questionnaire of spirituality (Evaluation de La Spiritualité: Renard and Roussiau, 2016) and Diener’s Satisfaction with Life Scale questionnaire, translated into French (Blais et al. 1989). An analysis carried out with the software SPSS and Hayes’ models showed that both problem-focused coping and coping through social support seeking are mediating variables that enable an indirect link between spirituality and quality of life.

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Title: Fibromyalgia, Spirituality, Coping and Quality of Life
Authors: Eliane Biccheri
Nicolas Roussiau
Constance Mambet-Doué
Publication date: 01-08-2016
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0216-9

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