Religiosity, quality of life, and subjective happiness in hospitalized patients
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Inpatients
Quality of Life
Spirituality
Subjective Happiness

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Souza YR de, Lopes Neto D, Rocha e Silva LF, Souza MFCR de. Religiosity, quality of life, and subjective happiness in hospitalized patients. Online Braz J Nurs [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 27 [cited 2026 Sep. 22];24(Suppl2):e20256893. Available from: https://objnursing.uff.br/nursing/article/view/6893

Abstract

Objective: To investigate whether there is a correlation between religiosity, quality of life (QoL), and subjective happiness (SH) in hospitalized patients. Method: This is an exploratory analytical study with a quantitative approach, conducted with patients from a clinical inpatient unit of a private hospital in the Northern Region of Brazil. Four online forms were administered: sociodemographic characterization, quality of life assessment - WHOQoL-Bref, Duke University Religion Index (DUREL), and Subjective Happiness Scale. Data were analyzed using correlations and non-parametric tests with IBM SPSS Statistics version 22. Results: The study included 132 patients, with a mean age of 37.24 ± 11.29 years, most of whom were hospitalized for three days (53%). The patients' overall QoL scores showed mean and median values of 65.69 ± 13.01 and 67.02, respectively. The mean total SH score of patients was 19.8 ± 3.8, considered good. Organizational Religiosity (OR) showed a significant positive correlation with the Environment domain (17.5%; p=0.045) and with overall QoL (17.6%; p=0.043). The Non-Organizational Religiosity (NOR) domain showed a significant positive correlation with the social relationships (23.8%; p=0.006) and environment (21.1%; p=0.015) dimensions, as well as with overall QoL (23.8%; p=0.006). The Intrinsic Religiosity (IR) domain showed a significant positive correlation with all QoL domains (p<0.05). Regarding SH, it showed a significant positive correlation with the NOR (22.0; p=0.011) and IR (28.3%; p<0.0001) domains, meaning that both domains are associated with SH, and the higher the religiosity index in both domains, the greater the magnitude of SH. Conclusion: A significant correlation was observed between religiosity, quality of life, and SH in hospitalized patients, highlighting the importance of these aspects in coping with the health-disease process and their impact on the emotional and psychological well-being of ill individuals. These associations serve as support for comprehensive care.

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