Reza Pourhosein*

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

*Corresponding Author: Reza Pourhosein, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Received: June 29, 2021; Published: August 16, 2021

Abstract

Adjustment to chronic diseases is a fundamental strategy for patients' greater satisfaction with individual and social life, as well as to improve their level of performance and efficiency. In addition to causing biological disorders, these diseases cause problems and mental disorders for patients that reduce their resilience in life. Adaptation to chronic illness reduces abnormal psychological outcomes and increases their life satisfaction. Anxiety, stress and depression caused by chronic diseases in the context of the global corona outbreak, due to the frightening and mysterious nature of the virus, and its high mortality rate, have been added to the anxiety caused by chronic disease. Therefore, in order to adapt to chronic diseases in pandemic conditions, more efforts are needed and it is necessary to revise the traditional protocols and adapt them to the current conditions. Among the factors that are effective in reducing the psychological consequences of chronic diseases, spirituality plays an important role, which is described in this article.

Keywords: Chronic Illness; Spirituality; Adaptation; Covid 19

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Citation

Citation: Reza Pourhosein. “The Effect of Spirituality on Adjustment to Chronic Disease during the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 5.9 (2021): 68-70.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Reza Pourhosein. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.