The Relationship of Spirituality and Awareness and Attitude towards Disease with Feeling of Suffering in Patients with AIDS/HIV

The purpose of this study is investigating on the role of spirituality and awareness and attitude towards disease in the feeling of suffering in patients with AIDS/HIV. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, ۴۳ patients had selected of all patients with AIDS/HIV in cities of Zahedan, Iranshahr and Saravan in Sistan;Baluchestan province, by available sampling. The variables were measured by using the Spirituality Questionnaire and Scale of Experience and Perception of Suffering and Questionnaire Awareness and Attitudes towards Disease. Data were analyzed by using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Stepwise multiple regression. Results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between physical suffering and attitudes towards disease. Psychological suffering has a negative significant relationship with spirituality and has a positive significant with attitude towards disease. Spiritual/existential suffering has a positive significant relationship with spirituality, and a negative significant relationship with attitudes towards disease. The results of stepwise regression showed that psychological suffering is predicted by attitudes towards disease. Also self-awareness and attitudes towards disease is significant predictorfor spiritual/existential suffering. According to these results, it can be deduced that spirituality and attitudes towards disease have impact on feeling of suffering in patients with AIDS/HIV. Also spirituality and positive attitudes towards disease as coping styles can be used to reduce feelings of suffering in patients with AIDS/HIV.

کلیدواژه ها:

Spirituality ، Awareness and Attitudes toward Disease ، Feeling of Suffering ، AIDS HIV ، معنویت ، نگرش نسبت به بیماری ، احساس رنج ، ایدز اچ آی وی