Table 1 Item-Total Correlations and Cronbach’s Alpha of the HPSNQ (n = 301)

1

Developing trust in God to improve my sickness.

0.63

0.946

2

Asking God to forgive my sins.

0.56

0.947

3

Praying to God.

0.68

0.946

4

Performing my religious duties.

0.65

0.946

5

Reading the Quran and religious books.

0.70

0.946

6

Resorting to the Imams and divine ones.

0.67

0.946

7

Asking others to pray for my recovery.

0.55

0.947

8

Providing facilities for consulting about hospitalized patient’s religious challenges.

0.40

0.948

9

Having the treatment team next to me every time I need them.

0.48

0.947

10

Being listened by the treatment team carefully.

0.35

0.948

11

Being understood by the treatment team.

0.70

0.946

12

Being behaved respectfully with me.

0.70

0.946

13

Being behaved lovely by the treatment team.

0.61

0.947

14

Receiving hope through the treatment team.

0.68

0.947

15

Meeting my spiritual needs and interests by the treatment team.

0.50

0.947

16

Contributing to my care-based decision-making by the treatment team.

0.49

0.947

17

Effectively facing my fears and anxieties.

0.65

0.946

18

Being beside to family and friends.

0.52

0.947

19

Talking to family members and relatives.

0.55

0.947

20

Behaving lovely by my family.

0.72

0.946

21

Receiving empathy from my family and relatives.

0.78

0.946

22

Understanding that my family strives to meet all my needs.

0.56

0.947

23

Helping other patients according to my abilities.

0.41

0.948

24

Talking to other patients.

0.17

0.950

25

Covering my body from others.

0.43

0.948

26

Not sharing my personal information with others.

0.21

0.950

27

Thinking about how to improve my conditions, beliefs, and behaviors in life.

0.62

0.947

28

Accepting my current situation.

0.66

0.946

29

Being patient in the face of difficulties and hardships.

0.78

0.945

30

Forgiving myself.

0.71

0.946

31

Forgiving others’ wrong treatment toward me.

0.74

0.946

32

Strengthen hope in myself during problems and illness.

0.79

0.946

33

Being able to do activities making me feel useful.

0.30

0.948

34

Being hospitalized in a calm room and ward without any annoyance and noise.

0.47

0.947

35

Being hospitalized in a pleasant environment (in terms of cleanliness, dress and amenities).

0.43

0.948

36

Having the facilities for performing religious orders.

0.69

0.946

37

Listening to relaxing music.

0.30

0.949

38

Studying my favorite books.

0.53

0.947

39

Going to the hospital natural area.

0.44

0.948

40

Seeing the surrounding natural area from the window of my room while I am hospitalized.

0.30

0.949

41

Smelling healthy and fresh air.

0.41

0.948

42

Being pleased with the divine destiny in the field of my illness and treatment.

0.64

0.946

43

Finding the illness positive aspects.

0.30

0.949

44

Helping me to know more about the value of my life and circumstances.

0.57

0.947

45

To endure the hardships, considering the important goals of my life.

0.60

0.946

Cronbach’s alpha

0.948