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The Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing

Relationship between Illness Perception and Spirituality Levels and Their Influencing Factors in Stroke Patients
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Relationship between Illness Perception and Spirituality Levels and Their Influencing Factors in Stroke Patients

Authors

  • Hatice Tekin Şiran Dursun Keleş Health Services Vocational School, Gümüşhane University, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4275-2481
  • Güler Duru Aşiret Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Aksaray University, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9635-1539
  • Hilal Horozoğlu Kayseri City Hospital, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9974-8059

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15225/PNN.2025.14.3.1

Keywords

illness perception, spirituality level, stroke

Abstract

Introduction. A stroke can cause lasting brain damage, long-term disability, or even death. Although the symptoms experienced by patients due to stroke can vary, it is important to determine the patients’ illness perception and spirituality levels.

Aim. This study aimed to examine the relationship between stroke patients’ illness perception and their levels of spirituality, as well as the factors influencing this relationship.

Material and Methods. This descriptive study included 350 stroke patients hospitalized in a teaching and research hospital’s neurology department between June and October 2022. Data were collected using an Individual Identification Form, the Illness Perception Scale, and the Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Study data were analyzed using SPSS, with the Shapiro–Wilk test applied to assess normality for percentages, means, and standard deviations. Two-category variables were analyzed using the Mann–Whitney U test, whereas variables with more than two categories were assessed via the Kruskal–Wallis H test.

Results. The mean age of participants was 62.9 years; 56.9% were male, 83.4% were married, 31.1% had completed primary school, 61.4% had chronic diseases, 93.1% were first-time stroke patients, and 64.3% suffered ischemic stroke. Most patients experienced balance problems and reported prayer as their primary coping mechanism for stroke-related challenges.

Conclusions. Participants exhibited high spiritual well-being levels (123.77±5.56). A weak positive correlation was observed between Spiritual Well-Being Scale scores and each of the following Illness Perception Scale dimensions: disease type, duration (acute vs. chronic), consequences, personal control, treatment control, illness coherence, and emotional representations (p<0.05). Participants demonstrated both high anxiety and negative illness perceptions alongside elevated levels of spiritual well-being. (JNNN 2025;14(3):103–110)

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TEKIN, Hatice, AŞIRET, Güler Duru and HOROZOĞLU, Hilal. Relationship between Illness Perception and Spirituality Levels and Their Influencing Factors in Stroke Patients. The Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing. Online. 30 September 2025. Vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 103-110. [Accessed 31 December 2025]. DOI 10.15225/PNN.2025.14.3.1.
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