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ArticleJournal of religion and health2025

Religious Coping Strategies of Mothers Who Lost Their Children to Cancer in Türkiye: A Qualitative Study.

Ayfer Aydın, Hülya Bingöl, Rejin Kebudi, Eyşan Hanzade Savaş, Başak Koç, Sema Büyükkapu Bay, Ülkü Miray Yıldırım, Bülent Zülfikar

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ayfer AydınSchool of Nursing, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Hülya BingölOncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Rejin KebudiOncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Eyşan Hanzade SavaşIndependent Researcher, Istanbul, Türkiye. eumac14@ku.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0083-7754
Başak KoçOncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Sema Büyükkapu BayOncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Ülkü Miray YıldırımOncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Bülent ZülfikarOncology Institute, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Türkiye.

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Semahat Arsel Nursing Education and Research Center 2019.2
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Abstract

Perceptions of death can greatly impact the ability to cope with grief, making it either easier or unbearable. Research on the importance of religion and spirituality in the field of oncology, particularly among parents who have lost a child to cancer, is still in its emerging stage. This study aimed to describe the religious coping strategies of Muslim mothers who lost their children to cancer. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 mothers and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings show that resignation to the 'Will of God', being more religious, and belief in life after death are common coping strategies used by mothers who are grieving the loss of their child. Mothers in pediatric oncology place great importance on religious coping strategies to manage their grief.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalIslamMothersNeoplasmsReligion and PsychologyAdultAttitude to DeathChildCoping SkillsFemaleGriefHumansInterviews as TopicMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchTurkeyCopingEnd-of-lifeOncologyPediatricQualitativeReligion

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