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"Investigation of the level of awareness and attitude of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences students towards religious components and its role on spiritual health in the first half of the academic year 1402"
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Mitra Bahrami *   1, Mansoor Hidary2 , Yunus Mohammadi2 |
1- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences , mitra.bahrami@kums.ac.ir
2- Hamedan University of Medical Sciences |
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Abstract
Background and aim: Religious components refer to actions, behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs related to the principles of religion, encompassing both internal and external aspects. These components play a significant role in spiritual health, and their absence can lead to psychological distress and loss of life meaning. Students, as the intellectual capital of society, hold special importance, and a proper understanding of religious components can positively influence their spiritual health and reduce anxiety and depression. This study aimed to assess the awareness of students at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences towards religious components and their role in spiritual health.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study utilized two questionnaires distributed in person. The questionnaires included demographic questions and a 20-item spiritual health questionnaire by Paloutzian and Ellison (1982), rated on a five-point Likert scale from strongly disagree to strongly agree. The sample size was determined to be 345 students from Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 24, employing independent t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation tests.
Findings: The average age of the students was 21.41 ± 3.08 years. Half of the students were female and half were male. More than half were undergraduates, and the rest were professional doctorates. 30% were studying medicine. The average spiritual health score was 60.79 for males and 61.70 for females. The average religious awareness was 72.98 for males and 72.22 for females.
Conclusion: There was no significant relationship between gender and spiritual health or awareness scores. No significant relationship was found between education level and spiritual health scores, but religious awareness was higher in professional doctorate students. No significant relationship was found between academic term and spiritual health or awareness. With increasing age, awareness scores decreased, and as religious awareness increased, spiritual health scores decreased. |
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| Keywords: Spiritual health, Religious components, Students, Religious awareness, Hamadan |
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Editorial: Research |
Subject:
Quran and health
Received: 2024/09/30 | Accepted: 2024/08/31
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