2014
DOI: 10.1590/s0080-623420140000400016
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Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the effect of prayer on anxiety in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Method: Quasi-experimental study, with pre and post-intervention. Twenty patients admitted to treatment of continuous intravenous chemotherapy were recruited. The volunteers were evaluated through interviews using a questionnaire of sociodemographic, clinical and spiritual characteristics, the Index of Religiosity Duke University and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Vital signs were measured and collected saliv… Show more

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“…However, in the intra-group analysis, the comparison between pre-and post-intervention evaluations showed that the patients who were prayed for achieved a statistically significant reduction (P<0.001) in all evaluated vital signs, while those who were not prayed for displayed an increase, especially in systolic blood pressure and respiratory rate, which presented a significant statistical increase (p<0.001). This result corroborates with the study (11) aimed at assessing the effectiveness of prayer in reducing anxiety in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. This study also displayed a significant reduction in respiratory rate and blood pressure on patients that were prayed for.…”
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“…However, in the intra-group analysis, the comparison between pre-and post-intervention evaluations showed that the patients who were prayed for achieved a statistically significant reduction (P<0.001) in all evaluated vital signs, while those who were not prayed for displayed an increase, especially in systolic blood pressure and respiratory rate, which presented a significant statistical increase (p<0.001). This result corroborates with the study (11) aimed at assessing the effectiveness of prayer in reducing anxiety in cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. This study also displayed a significant reduction in respiratory rate and blood pressure on patients that were prayed for.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…In this context, prayer is a resource capable of promoting religious/spiritual coping, bringing hope, and helping those who use it to feel stronger and safer to deal with the disease, the treatment and the whole context they are in. In addition, it can be considered a complementary practice to treatment (10)(11) . The inter-group analysis displayed a significant statistical reduction only in heart rate (p=0.027) and respiratory rate (P<0.001) after the prayer in the intervention group in this www.ee.usp.br/reeusp Rev Esc Enferm USP · 2017;51:e03236 study.…”
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