Background: Religious activities cause a dramatic increase in people's satisfaction with life and improvement in level of happiness among people.
Methods: This study was done using cross sectional method in 2015 on 340 students of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences which were selected using random sampling. In this study, data collection tool was Standard Questionnaire of Religious Coping methods including 14 items and questionnaire of self-care behaviors assessment containing 34 items.
Results: According to the adjusted linear regression model, with an increase of one score in positive and negative religious coping, the self-care (on the average) changes by 4.61 (95% CI 4.234 to 4.999) and -3.72 (95% CI -4.311 to -3.141) scores, respectively.
Conclusion: It seems that one can improve self-care behaviors in people by making efforts to strengthen the positive aspects of religious coping in people which will help to improve public health of society.
کلید واژگان :
Coping; Health Improvement; Self-care; Medical students
