The Mediating Role of God's Image in the Relationship between Religious Coping and Life Expectancy in Cardiovascular Patients

The present research aimed to investigate the mediating role of God's image in the relationship between religious coping and life expectancy in cardiovascular patients. The statistical population of the present study comprised all the male cardiovascular patients who referred to the department of cardiology and the coronary artery of Dezful Hospital in 2017. The sample of 100 men was selected using convenience sampling method. The research tools included the Scale of Life Expectancy (1991), God's Imagination Scale (GIS), and the Religious Coping Scale (2011). Data analyzing examine the correlation coefficient and path analysis method done by SPSS and LISREL software. The results of the correlation coefficients and regression equations show that there was a significant relationship between three variables of the image of God, religious coping and life expectancy. Moreover, the levels of life expectancy were predictable by the image of God and the positive and negative religious coping. Also, the standardized direct and indirect coefficients of the conceptual model showed that the predictive variables predict the life expectancy of cardiovascular patients, directly and indirectly. Therefore, it is recommended to provide the holistic care and to devote attention to the spiritual needs as well as the physical needs of cardiovascular patients