RT Article
T1 Examining patience as a psycho-religious construct in Iranian patients with cardiovascular diseases: a pilot study
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 20
IS 7
SP 617
OP 625
A1 Valikhani, Ahmad
A1 Moustafa, Ahmed
A1 Karimi, Alma
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1839000422
AB The current study aimed to compare patience and its components in cardiovascular patients (CVPs) with healthy individuals. Ninety-one patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) referring to the clinic of Imam Reza in the city of Shiraz in Iran, and 91 healthy individuals were recruited by convenience sampling method. They completed demographics questionnaire and the Patience Scale. The data were analysed by sets of analysis of covariance. Results showed significant difference between CVPs and healthy participants on patience (M = 85.92, SD = 12.69 vs. M = 90.45, SD = 11.33); patients had less patience mean than their healthy peers (F = 9.423, η2 = .050, p = .002). The results also indicated that cardiac patients had significantly lower scores on patience components of transcendence, persistence, and delay than the healthy group (all p’s < .05). However, there was no significant difference between patients and healthy individuals on components of forbearance and acceptance (p > .05). According to the results of the present study, it can be inferred that less patience may play a key role in vulnerability to physical illnesses such as CVDs.
K1 Patience
K1 cardiovascular diseases
K1 Religiosity
K1 Spirituality
DO 10.1080/13674676.2017.1367372