The relationship between spirituality/religiosity (S/R) and health has been longstanding, [1][2][3][4] with studies investigating the mechanisms by which faith leads to favorable clinical outcomes and how physicians should address this issue in medical practice. 5 Thus, it is necessary to differentiate the concepts of spirituality and religiosity in order to integrate them into clinical practices. Religiosity is a system of worship and doctrine that is shared by a group, 2,6,7 and it may be organizational (participation in a church or temple) or non-organizational (praying, reading books, watching religious programs). 1 Spirituality, on the other hand, is defined as the individual search for the meaning of life and its relationship with the transcendent, which may or may not include religious activity. 1,2,8,9 The relationship of S/R with quality of life has been well studied, [10][11][12] and, although it is difficult to define, the World Health Organization (WHO) has standardized the concept of quality of life as "an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and
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