The relationship between religious coping, psychological distress and quality of life in hemodialysis patients.

Objective: No studies have evaluated the relationship among religious coping, psychological distress and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with End stage renal disease (ESRD). This study assessed whether positive religious coping or religious struggle was independently associated with psychological distress and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in hemodialysis patients.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited a random sample of 170 patients who had ESRD from three outpatient hemodialysis units.