Religious Coping in Caregiver of Patients with Acquired Brain Injuries

Caregivers play a crucial role in physical and psychological management in terms of assistance. For this reason, it is important for caregivers to find better coping strategies to minimize a possible physical and emotional burden. The aim of our study is to demonstrate how the religious coping can i...

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Authors: Corallo, Francesco (Author) ; Marino, Silvia (Author) ; Alagna, Antonella (Author) ; Bonanno, Lilla (Author) ; Bramanti, Placido (Author) ; Corallo, Federica (Author) ; De Salvo, Simona (Author) ; Di Cara, Marcella (Author) ; Formica, Caterina (Author) ; Lo Buono, Viviana (Author) ; Rifici, Carmela (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2019]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2019, Volume: 58, Issue: 4, Pages: 1444-1452
Further subjects:B Religious Coping
B Caregiver
B Burden
B Coping
B Neurological disorders
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Summary:Caregivers play a crucial role in physical and psychological management in terms of assistance. For this reason, it is important for caregivers to find better coping strategies to minimize a possible physical and emotional burden. The aim of our study is to demonstrate how the religious coping can influence the burden of caregivers about health care of patients with severe brain injuries. Caregivers were, respectively, divided into two groups: 31 religious believers and 20 unbelievers. We submitted the questionnaires to participants, which investigate the caregiver burden, presence of depressive symptoms and kind of coping strategies adopted. Our results demonstrated that participants with religious belief used avoidance strategies more frequently compared to non-believers' group. We want to improve adaptive coping strategies to upgrade the awareness of caregiver, supporting burden and distress. A problem-solving training might improve quality of life in terms of social and psychological wellness.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00840-8