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This cross-sectional study investigates whether self-care mediates the relationship between religious coping and body image concerns.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 398 patients completed the Littleton\u2019s Body Image Concern Inventory Questionnaire, Assessment of Self-care Behaviors with Arteriovenous Fistula, and Religious Coping Questionnaire between February and May 2023 at a major comprehensive hemodialysis center in Iran.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of patients on hemodialysis was 56.97 (SD\u202f=\u202f13.48). The model explained 23.5% of the variation observed in body image concern (\n                      <jats:italic>\n                        R\n                        <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.235,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001). However, the mediation effect of self-care on body image was not statistically significant (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.13,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.434). In contrast, a mid-sized significant direct effect of religious coping on body image concerns was observed (\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.13,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study contributes to the existing literature on the relationship between religious coping, body image concern, and self-care in various populations, such as overweight and obese individuals, high school students, and young females. The findings highlight that religious coping has directl relationship with body image concerns among patients on hemodialysis, while the mediating role of self-care was not supported. 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