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Volume 18, Issue 2 (2026)
3 2026, 18(2): 141-148 |
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Received: 2026/02/15 | Accepted: 2026/04/10 | Published: 2026/04/23
Received: 2026/02/15 | Accepted: 2026/04/10 | Published: 2026/04/23
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AI-khafaji I, Shlash A. Physical Resilience and Coping Strategies in Adults with Obesity. 3 2026; 18 (2) :141-148
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1- Adult Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq
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Aims: Obesity is a major global public health problem characterized by excessive fat accumulation and is associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases. This study aimed to assess physical resilience and coping strategies and their relationship with socio-demographic and clinical data among adults with obesity.
Instrument & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 180 adults with obesity who attended Marjan Teaching Hospital and Al Imam Al Sadiq Teaching Hospital in Al-Hillah City, Iraq, from September 10, 2025, to May 8, 2026, selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS 26, employing the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests.
Findings: More than half of the participants (53.3%) demonstrated a moderate level of physical resilience. Similarly, 56.7% showed a moderate level of coping strategies. Significant differences were found between physical resilience, coping strategies, and socio-demographic factors (age, sex, employment status, education level, economic status, smoking, and activities of daily living) at p<0.05, with higher levels observed in the age group ≥50 years. Clinically significant associations were also found with comorbidities, body mass index, medication use, and family history (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Physical resilience and coping strategies among adults with obesity are at moderate levels and significantly influenced by socio-demographic and clinical factors.
Instrument & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 180 adults with obesity who attended Marjan Teaching Hospital and Al Imam Al Sadiq Teaching Hospital in Al-Hillah City, Iraq, from September 10, 2025, to May 8, 2026, selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS 26, employing the Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests.
Findings: More than half of the participants (53.3%) demonstrated a moderate level of physical resilience. Similarly, 56.7% showed a moderate level of coping strategies. Significant differences were found between physical resilience, coping strategies, and socio-demographic factors (age, sex, employment status, education level, economic status, smoking, and activities of daily living) at p<0.05, with higher levels observed in the age group ≥50 years. Clinically significant associations were also found with comorbidities, body mass index, medication use, and family history (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Physical resilience and coping strategies among adults with obesity are at moderate levels and significantly influenced by socio-demographic and clinical factors.
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