A Review About the Role of Spiritual Health in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus People

Mohammad Hasan Lotfi; Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi Faraz; Nasim  Namiranian; Roohollah Arab; Maesomeh Dashtabadi; Hasan Zare Khormizi

doi:10.18502/ijdo.v16i1.15243

Mohammad Hasan Lotfi Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Health Faculty, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi Faraz Department of Applied Spirituality, Research Institute of Spiritual Studies, Qom, Iran
Nasim Namiranian Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Roohollah Arab Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
Maesomeh Dashtabadi Department of Counseling, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran
Hasan Zare Khormizi Spritual Health Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijdo.v16i1.15243

Keywords: Spiritual care, Spiritual health, Diabetes

Abstract

Objective: Currently, spiritual health is the most important dimension related to adaptation in chronic diseases.The aim of the present study is review of the role of spiritual health in patients with type II diabetes mellitus.
Improvement of spiritual health leads to better adaptation, increasing psychological well-being, decreasing mood symptoms and improvement of life quality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus .Therefore, it is suggested that the treatment of diabetes must include spiritual care and interventions.