Nursing Care Research Center in Chronic Diseases, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
J Relig Health. 2019 Aug;58(4):1125-1134. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0660-9.
Families are considered as primary sources of care for individuals suffering from mental disorders. However, one of the major stresses in families is the infliction of a family member with mental illnesses causing dysfunction in health dimensions or generally their quality of life. Currently, most experts believe that religion can affect physical health and other aspects of human life. So, the aim of this study was to investigate "the relationship between care burden and religious beliefs among family caregivers of mentally ill patients." This cross-sectional study was carried out in Iran on 152 families with mentally ill patients who were hospitalized in psychiatric wards. The sampling method was nonprobability and consecutive sampling method. The data collection instruments included a demographic characteristic questionnaire, Religious Beliefs, and Zarit Care Burden Questionnaires. The mean score for care burden was 30.99 (SD = 16.45). 5.9% of the participants reported a low level, and 39.5% experienced a moderate level of care burden. Moreover, the mean score for religious beliefs was 115.5 (SD = 13.49), and majority of the participants (70.4%) were endowed with strong religious beliefs. There were no significant associations between care burden and intensity of religious beliefs among the study samples (P = 0.483). Considering the results of this study indicating experience of moderate-to-high levels of care burden in families with mentally ill patients, it is recommended to consider such families and their religious beliefs as contributing factors in coping with challenges of mental disorders.
家庭被认为是患有精神障碍的个体的主要照顾来源。然而，家庭面临的主要压力之一是有家庭成员患有精神疾病，导致健康维度或整体生活质量出现功能障碍。目前，大多数专家认为宗教可以影响身体健康和人类生活的其他方面。因此，本研究旨在调查“精神疾病患者家属的照顾负担与宗教信仰之间的关系”。这是一项在伊朗进行的横断面研究，共纳入 152 个住院于精神科病房的精神疾病患者家庭。抽样方法是非概率连续抽样法。数据收集工具包括人口统计学特征问卷、宗教信仰和 Zarit 照顾负担问卷。照顾负担的平均得分为 30.99（SD=16.45）。5.9%的参与者报告处于低水平，39.5%的参与者报告处于中度水平。此外，宗教信仰的平均得分为 115.5（SD=13.49），大多数参与者（70.4%）具有强烈的宗教信仰。在研究样本中，照顾负担与宗教信仰强度之间没有显著关联（P=0.483）。考虑到这项研究的结果表明，精神疾病患者家庭经历了中度至高度的照顾负担，建议将这些家庭及其宗教信仰视为应对精神障碍挑战的促成因素。
