Religion, Culture and Meaning-Making Coping: A Study Among Cancer Patients in Turkey

Ahmadi, Fereshteh; Erbil, Pelin; Ahmadi, Nader; Çetrez, Önver

doi:10.1007/s10943-018-0646-7

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“…For most Turkish patients in our sample, however, this seemed to be due to thinking it was God-given and unstoppable, whereas German patients saw it as a motivation to change their lives or to be more attentive to their own needs and to appreciate the life and enjoy the moment. Other studies have shown that Turkish patients also use other coping strategies, such as changing priorities in life, but are still guided by basic religious ideas such as “Shukran” (gratitude) [ 15 ]. Psycho-oncological counselling was found to be an important support mechanism for many German patients.…”

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“…In addition, religiosity can also lead to the acceptance of disease-related changes [ 21 ]. On the other hand, a believer may also question his or her faith and feel abandoned by God [ 15 ]. Other studies on coping in Turkish patients show that they benefit from information searches [ 5 , 22 ], social support [ 23 , 24 ], and positive thinking [ 25 ] and, thus, these factors also influence disease prevention [ 26 ].…”

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Comparison of Illness Concepts and Coping Strategies among Cancer Patients of Turkish and German Origin

Thein

Erim

Morawa

2020

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Background: The aim of this study was to compare illness concepts and coping strategies among native German cancer patients and those with a Turkish migration background. Methods: Guideline-based, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 German (♂: 8, ♀: 3) and 11 Turkish (♂: 2, ♀: 9) cancer patients. The transcripts were evaluated using a qualitative content analysis in accordance with Mayring. Results: We identified eight categories of illness concepts: stressful life events, environmental influences, the will of God, medical factors, fate, trauma, health behaviour, and psychological causes. German patients frequently attributed their illness to environmental influences, persistent stress, or medical factors, whereas Turkish patients blamed persistent stress, the will of God, or trauma. The last two categories are not found among German patients. We classified the coping strategies into 11 main categories: social support, activity, patient competence, fighting spirit/positive thinking, use of health services/alternative healing methods, lifestyle, emotional coping, cognitive coping, religious coping, spiritual coping, and culture-specific methods for patients of Turkish origin. For German patients, activities as well as social support played primary roles in coping. Turkish patients also often used social support. However, in contrast to the German patients, they are less active and use much more religious coping and culture-specific means. In addition, negative emotions occur more often when processing the illness than in the German patients. Conclusion: Common illness representations and coping strategies could be found for Turkish and German patients, but also specific ones for the respective group. It is particularly noticeable that German patients attach more importance to medical factors and try more actively to cope with the illness. For Turkish patients, cultural and religious factors play an important role, which should also be considered in treatment.

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Comparison of Illness Concepts and Coping Strategies among Cancer Patients of Turkish and German Origin

Thein

Erim

Morawa

2020

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“…In this regard, affliction with this disease seemed unfair to several women with hard times in life. This problem and such a spiritual perception of the disease leads to spiritual crisis and discontent (29) which can be explained by passive spiritual resources reported by Holt et al (30). They indicated that patients consider God's will as a cause of illness and recovery.…”

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Spiritual Problems of Women with Breast Cancer in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Ghaempanah

Rafieinia

Sabahi

et al. 2020

Health Spiritual Med Ethics

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Background and Objectives: A developing body of evidence has demonstrated the detrimental effects of spirituality and religion on the well-being of patients with cancer. This necessitates the need to explore the content of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V (code 62.89). The present study aimed to identify the spiritual problems of Iranian patients with breast cancer concerning their religious beliefs and cultures. Methods: A qualitative content analysis with an abductive approach was used and data were gathered using individual semistructured interviews. The participants were selected by purposive sampling which continued until data saturation after 12 interviews. Data were analyzed using the Graneheim and Lundman thematic approach. Results: The themes extracted from the data were "Questioning spiritual values" and "loss or questioning of faith". The three categories in the first theme included "Find spiritual cause of illness", "Question God's justice", and "Deal with God". Moreover, "Lack of intimacy with God", "Giving up rituals" and "Losing religious faith" were the categories of the second theme. Conclusion: As evidenced by the obtained results, awareness of religious/spiritual problems of the patients with breast cancer may be of great help to healthcare professionals to manage the patients who need a referral, further assessment, and appropriate intervention. In addition, the assessment of spiritual/ religious problems is of paramount importance in designing cultural and spiritual care and interventions.

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“…Thus, this belief could be seen as an impact of the culture of the Malay ethnic group (Mo, 1984). Ahmadi et al (2018b) explains:…”

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Religious Coping Methods among Cancer Patients in Three Islamic Countries: A Comparative Perspective

Ahmadi

Rabbani

2019

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The present article aimed to compare the use of religious coping methods among cancer patients in three Islamic countries from a sociocultural perspective. The article is based on an international study on meaning-making coping in ten countries, among others Malaysia, Iran and Turkey. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted among cancer patients in Malaysia (29), Iran (27) and Turkey (25). The results of the comparison show certain differences in use of religious coping methods between informants in these three countries despite Islam being the dominant religion in all contexts. The findings of this comparative study show the important role culture plays in coping.

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Religion, Culture and Meaning-Making Coping: A Study Among Cancer Patients in Turkey

Cited by 38 publications

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Comparison of Illness Concepts and Coping Strategies among Cancer Patients of Turkish and German Origin

Comparison of Illness Concepts and Coping Strategies among Cancer Patients of Turkish and German Origin

Spiritual Problems of Women with Breast Cancer in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Religious Coping Methods among Cancer Patients in Three Islamic Countries: A Comparative Perspective

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