@article{ref1,
title="Spirituality: a key factor in coping among Iranians chronically affected by mustard gas in the disaster of war",
journal="Nursing and health sciences",
year="2009",
author="Ebadi, Abbas and Ahmadi, Fazlollah and Ghanei, Mostafa and Kazemnejad, Anoshirvan",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="344-350",
abstract="The present study aimed to explore the approach used by Iranians chronically affected by mustard gas in the disaster of war to cope with their chronic illness complications. A qualitative approach was adopted using content analysis of unstructured interviews carried out with 20 patients in a medical center in Tehran and an outpatient clinic in the North West of Iran. Two main themes that emerged from the study were &quot;religious sentiment&quot; and &quot;patriotism&quot;. The subthemes that emerged were &quot;divine will&quot;, &quot;illness as a means of absolving sin&quot;, &quot;saying prayers in the anticipation of divine rewards&quot;, &quot;defending the motherland&quot; and &quot;self-sacrifice as a source of pride&quot;. To sum up, spirituality was recognized as a key factor among the participants in accepting and coping with their chronic illness complications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1441-0745",
doi="10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00498.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00498.x"
}