Volume 24, Issue 104, July - August, 2020

The relationship between Spiritual Well-being and Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lida Nouri^1,2, Iraj Ahmadi^3,4, Gholamreza Ghiasi⁵, Alireza Abdi^6,7, Milad Borji^6,7, Asma Tarjoman⁷, Somayeh mahdikhani⁸, Ali Gholami^9♦

¹Anaesthesiologist, Department of Anaesthesiology, Medicine Faculty, Ilam University of Medical Science, Ilam, IR, Iran
²Zoonotic Disease Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran
³Assistant Professor of Physiology Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical sciences, Iran
⁴Student Research committee, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran
⁵Assistant Professor of Islamic Education School of Medicine Ilam University of Medical sciences, Iran
⁶Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran
⁷Student Research committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
⁸UniversitàdegliStudi "La Sapienza" di Roma, Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Undergraduate, Italy
⁹Anaesthesiologist, Department of Anaesthesiology, Medicine Faculty, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, IR, Iran

^♦Corresponding author
Ali Gholami, Anaesthesiologist, Department of Anaesthesiology, Medicine Faculty, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, IR, Iran. Email: gholamiali57@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Purpose: Diabetes is one of the chronic diseases that affects the spiritual health and quality of life of these patients. The aim of this study was to determine the level of SH in Iranian patients with diabetes and its relationship with QOL through systematic review and meta-analysis approach. Methods: The present study was conducted in accordance with SR/MS Protocols (PRISMA) and the search process was carried out by 3 members of the research team. The search process was performed in International and Persian databases in articles published between 1999 by the end of 2018. Data was analyzed by comprehensive Meta analyses (CMA) software. Results: There were 11 articles on SH, 5 of which were related to QOL. According to the findings of SH patients based on SWB SH questionnaire was 92.67% (95% CI: 90.09–95.25). It is also showed in Figures 3 and 4 that SH in RH dimension Was 45.64% (95% CI: 37.03–54.26) and Existential SH was 43.36% (95% CI: 35.73–50.99). The patients' SH score based on Dunning's questionnaire was 74.25% (95% CI: 60.62–87.87) and the patients' QOL score is 73.88% (95% CI: 66.08–81.67). There was a significant correlation between SH and QOL is 0.633 (95% CI: 0.60-66). Conclusions: According to the findings, there was a relationship between SH and QOL. For this reason, it is recommended to pay special attention to the spiritual dimension of patients. It is also suggested to design and develop spiritual health promotion models for diabetic patients.

Keywords: Spiritual Well-being, Quality of Life, Diabetes, systematic review and meta-analysis

Medical Science, 2020, 24(104), 2351-2361

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