TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ghafoor, Hina
A1  - Nordbeck, Peter
A1  - Ritter, Oliver
A1  - Pauli, Paul
A1  - Schulz, Stefan M.
T1  - Can Religiosity and Social Support Explain Effects of Trait Emotional Intelligence on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Cultural Study
JF  - Journal of Religion and Health
N2  - Religion and social support along with trait emotional intelligence (EI) help individuals to reduce stress caused by difficult situations. Their implications may vary across cultures in reference to predicting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A convenience sample of N = 200 chronic heart failure (CHF) patients was recruited at cardiology centers in Germany (n = 100) and Pakistan (n = 100). Results indicated that trait-EI predicted better mental component of HRQoL in Pakistani and German CHF patients. Friends as social support appeared relevant for German patients only. Qualitative data indicate an internal locus of control in German as compared to Pakistani patients. Strengthening the beneficial role of social support in Pakistani patients is one example of how the current findings may inspire culture-specific treatment to empower patients dealing with the detrimental effects of CHF.
KW  - cross-cultural comparison
KW  - chronic heart failure
KW  - religion
KW  - social support
KW  - trait emotional intelligence
KW  - health-related quality of life
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-232823
SN  - 0022-4197
VL  - 61
IS  - 1
ER  -