Spiritual/religious coping and depressive symptoms in informal caregivers of hospitalized older adults |
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| Authors: | Luciano Magalhães Vitorino Laryssa Souza Marins Alessandra Lamas Granero Lucchetti Ana Eliza Oliveira Santos Jonas Preposi Cruz Paulo José Oliveira Cortez Giancarlo Lucchetti |
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| Institution: | 1. Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil;2. Faculty of Medicine of Itajubá, Brazil;3. School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil;4. Federal University of São Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil;5. Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Al Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | This aim of this study was assess whether positive and negative spiritual/religious coping (SRC) strategies are associated with depressive symptoms (DS) of informal caregiver (IC) of hospitalized older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 98 IC of hospitalized older adults in the medical clinic of a Brazilian School Hospital. The functionality, Positive and Negative SRC strategies and DS were evaluated. The IC had high average use of SRC, with Positive SRC being more used than Negative SRC. In the unadjusted regression model, Positive and Negative SRC were associated with DS. However, when adjusted for confounding factors, only Negative SRC remained associated with DS. The IC had used their religious and spiritual beliefs as a way to cope with the stress that comes from caring for hospitalized older adults. Although the positive strategy use of these beliefs was more common, only the negative strategies were associated with a higher DS. |
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| Keywords: | Depression Religion and medicine Spirituality Caregiving Coping |
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