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27-04-2021 | Type 2 Diabetes | Original Paper

The Effect of Religious Coping on Disease Acceptance and Management Among Patients with Diabetes in Turkey

Authors: Selda Celik, Feride Taskin Yilmaz, Gulden Anataca

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2022

Abstract

Religious coping is considered an important factor for assisting with the management of chronic diseases. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between religious coping and disease acceptance and management among patients with diabetes. A total of 504 individuals with type 2 diabetes were included in this descriptive-correlational study. In this study, individuals who did not use their medications regularly, those who did not pay attention to their diet and those who did not exercise regularly had higher levels of positive religious coping. No significant relationship was found between the level of acceptance of illness and religious coping styles among participants with diabetes. However, it was found out that there was a positive relationship between HbA₁C levels and the mean score of positive religious coping and positive religious coping accounted for 7% of the total variance in the glycemic control parameter.

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Title: The Effect of Religious Coping on Disease Acceptance and Management Among Patients with Diabetes in Turkey
Authors: Selda Celik
Feride Taskin Yilmaz
Gulden Anataca
Publication date: 27-04-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Type 2 Diabetes
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-021-01260-3

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