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                                                                <journal-id>sarad</journal-id>
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                                                                                    <journal-title>Sağlık ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi</journal-title>
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                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2667-8217</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Haşim ÇAPAR</publisher-name>
                </publisher>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.55050/sarad.1762200</article-id>
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                                                            <subject>Health Promotion</subject>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Sağlığın Geliştirilmesi</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>EXAMINING THE SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS FOLLOWING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION</article-title>
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                                    <trans-title>MİYOKARD İNFARKTÜSÜ SONRASI HASTALARDA SPİRİTÜEL İYİ OLUŞUN, TRAVMA SONRASI BÜYÜMENİN VE YAŞAM KALİTESİNİN İNCELENMESİ</trans-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3224-1039</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Arli</surname>
                                    <given-names>Ebru</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ</aff>
                                                            </contrib>
                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2431-2346</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Özer</surname>
                                    <given-names>Zülfünaz</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>İSTANBUL SABAHATTİN ZAİM ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260118">
                    <day>01</day>
                    <month>18</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
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                                        <volume>0</volume>
                                        <issue>2026</issue>
                                                
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20250810">
                        <day>08</day>
                        <month>10</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20250908">
                        <day>09</day>
                        <month>08</month>
                        <year>2025</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2018, Sağlık ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2018</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Sağlık ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>This study aims to examine the psychological well-being, post-traumatic growth and quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction. This study had a descriptive and cross-sectional design of 120 patients who presented themselves at training, and research hospitals in Istanbul. Data collection tools include patient form information, Spiritual Well-Being Scale, Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, and Heart Quality of Life Scale. The patients&#039; Meaning is 9.77 ± 2.96, Peace is 8.63 ± 3.41, Faith is 12.52 ± 3.5, Spiritual Well-being Scale is 30.92 ± 7.69, Change in Self-Perception is 17 ± 16.48, Change in Life Philosophy is 6.91 ± 7.71, Change in Relationships with Others is 7.09 ± 7.54, Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory is 31 ± 30.33, Physical Characteristics is 1.19 ± 0.88, Emotional Characteristics is 1 ± 1.02, Heart Quality of Life Scale is 1.42 ± 0.79. There is a positive and significant relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life (r = 0.338, p</p></abstract>
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                            <p>Bu çalışma, miyokard infarktüsü geçirmiş olan hastalarda spiritüel iyi oluşu, travma sonrası büyümeyi ve yaşam kalitesini incelenmek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. İstanbul’da bulunan bir eğitim ve araştırma hastanesinde tedavi edilen 120 hastalar ile gerçekleştirilen kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı çalışmadır. Araştırmada Hasta Bilgi Formu, Manevi İyi Oluş Ölçeği, Travma Sonrası Büyüme Envanteri ve Kalp Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Hastaların ölçeklerden alınan puan ortalamaları; Anlam 9,77± 2,96, Barış 8,63 ± 3,41, İnanç 12,52±3,5, Manevi İyi Oluş Ölçeği 30,92 ± 7,69’dur. Benlik Algısında Değişim 17±16,48, Yaşam Felsefesinde Değişim 6,91 ±7 ,71, Başkalarıyla İlişkilerde Değişim 7,09 ± 7,54, Travma Sonrası Büyüme Envanteri 31±30,33, Fiziksel Özellikler 1,19 ± 0,88, Emosyonel Özellikler 1 ± 1,02, Kalp Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği 1,42 ± 0,79’dur. Manevi iyi oluş ile yaşam kalitesi (r = 0,338, p</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>Nursing</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Myocardial Infarction</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Post-Traumatic Growth</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Quality of Life</kwd>
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                                                                            <kwd-group xml:lang="tr">
                                                    <kwd>Hemşirelik</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Miyokardiyal Infarktüs</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Travma Sonrası Büyüme</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Yaşam Kalitesi</kwd>
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