Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients: The Association with Religiosity and Religious Coping
Abstract
There is a lack of studies looking into religiosity and religious coping in cancer patient. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the religiosity using Duke University Religion Index, religious coping using Brief Religious Coping Scale, anxiety and depression based on Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale among 200 cancer patients. The association between religiosity and religious coping with anxiety and depression was studied. The findings showed that subjects with anxiety or depression used more negative religious coping and had lower non-organization religiosity. Hence, measurements in reducing negative religious coping and encouraging religious activities could help to reduce psychological distress in cancer patients.
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Religious coping may sometimes fall short in adequately addressing the underlying stressors and their effects, leading to mixed evidence about its overall health impact.
“However, religious coping may sometimes fall short in adequately addressing the underlying stressors and their effects [9], leading to mixed evidence about its overall health impact [61,62].”
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- Authors
- Ng, G. C., Mohamed, S., Sulaiman, A. H., & Zainal, N. Z.
- Affiliations
- University of Malaya (MY)
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (MY)
- Corresponding author
- Ng, Guan Chong
- Venue
- Journal of Religion and Health
- Published
- 2016-06-10
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 575-590
- ISSN
- 0022-4197 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6571
- OpenAlex
- W2411395253
- Cited by
- 98
- References
- 85
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 5
- FWCI
- 9.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Religion and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Keywords
- cancer patients, religiosity, religious coping, anxiety, depression, psychological distress, negative religious coping, non-organizational religiosity, religious activities
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Anxiety Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion and Psychology
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