Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort study
Objectives This study aims to assess positive and negative religious coping (PRC, NRC) in a sample of Moroccan women with breast cancer (BC) and examine the association with depression, anxiety, cancer clinical data and sociodemographic variables.Design We conducted a cross-sectional study.Setting T...
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| description | Objectives This study aims to assess positive and negative religious coping (PRC, NRC) in a sample of Moroccan women with breast cancer (BC) and examine the association with depression, anxiety, cancer clinical data and sociodemographic variables.Design We conducted a cross-sectional study.Setting The oncology departments of the public oncology hospital in the city of Fez, Morocco.Participants 209 patients newly diagnosed with BC before receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy from 2019 to 2023.Outcome measures Primary end-point variables included positive and negative religious coping, depression and anxiety. Secondary outcomes included demographic data and disease-related information.Results The patients, with a mean age of 47.43±9.45 years, had high PRC scores (26.87±3.12). Based on multiple linear regression, PRC was negatively associated with delay in diagnosis (discovery of first symptoms after more than 12 months), β=−0.19 (95% CI=−1.97 to –0.27; p=0.01). For NRC, there was a significant association with progesterone receptor β=0.14 (95% CI=0.08 to 1.12; p=0.02) and a positive association with psychological distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale total score) β=0.42 (95% CI=0.07 to 0.14; p≤0.001).Conclusion Women with BC may benefit from a holistic approach that integrates positive religious coping patterns. This approach should take into account the determinants identified in this study and identify any negative religious coping strategies that may have an adverse effect on patients’ mental health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-61925301b0114d7bb005e017a8720d052025-08-20T03:11:35ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552025-06-0115610.1136/bmjopen-2024-091991Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort studyBtissame Zarrouq0Majid Omari1Mohammed El Amine Ragala2Sara Nadi3Lamiae Amaadour4Nawfel Mellas5Salima Kriya6Achraf El Asri7Laboratory of Scientific Innovation in Sustainability, Environment, Education, and Health in the Era of Artificial Intelligence, Teachers Training College (Ecole Normale Supérieure), Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, MoroccoLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, MoroccoLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, MoroccoLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, MoroccoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, MoroccoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, MoroccoLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, MoroccoLaboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dental Medicine, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah University, Fez, MoroccoObjectives This study aims to assess positive and negative religious coping (PRC, NRC) in a sample of Moroccan women with breast cancer (BC) and examine the association with depression, anxiety, cancer clinical data and sociodemographic variables.Design We conducted a cross-sectional study.Setting The oncology departments of the public oncology hospital in the city of Fez, Morocco.Participants 209 patients newly diagnosed with BC before receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy from 2019 to 2023.Outcome measures Primary end-point variables included positive and negative religious coping, depression and anxiety. Secondary outcomes included demographic data and disease-related information.Results The patients, with a mean age of 47.43±9.45 years, had high PRC scores (26.87±3.12). Based on multiple linear regression, PRC was negatively associated with delay in diagnosis (discovery of first symptoms after more than 12 months), β=−0.19 (95% CI=−1.97 to –0.27; p=0.01). For NRC, there was a significant association with progesterone receptor β=0.14 (95% CI=0.08 to 1.12; p=0.02) and a positive association with psychological distress (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale total score) β=0.42 (95% CI=0.07 to 0.14; p≤0.001).Conclusion Women with BC may benefit from a holistic approach that integrates positive religious coping patterns. This approach should take into account the determinants identified in this study and identify any negative religious coping strategies that may have an adverse effect on patients’ mental health.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e091991.full |
| spellingShingle | Btissame Zarrouq Majid Omari Mohammed El Amine Ragala Sara Nadi Lamiae Amaadour Nawfel Mellas Salima Kriya Achraf El Asri Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort study BMJ Open |
| title | Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort study |
| title_full | Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort study |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort study |
| title_short | Evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in Morocco: baseline findings from a cohort study |
| title_sort | evaluation of religious coping strategies in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer in morocco baseline findings from a cohort study |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e091991.full |
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