Effectiveness of religious - spiritual intervention based on Islamic approach on psychological and immune indices in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

In this survey the effectiveness of religious- spiritual intervention based on Islamic approach on psychological and immune indices  related to personality type D patients with rheumatoid arthritis is studied. Statistical society consisted of patients who were referenced to the rheumatology clinics in the center and northern parts Tehran. 44 patients with rheumatoid arthritis using purposive sampling in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected in two groups of22 individuals were examined. Psychological and immune evaluation tests of depression, anxiety and stress scale and blood samples was conducted in two stages of pretest and posttest.  Questioner Ds-14 was used for controlling of personality D effect . Using multiple covariance analysis, the results showed a significant effect of the spiritual-religious intervention based on Islamic approach on depression, stress and anxiety of patients with RA. The use of this intervention in reducing the immune parameters (ESR, CRP) was proved to be effective. According to the results, considering and studying this issue and strengthening this aspect of health is very important.