Addressing religion and spirituality in health care systems.

Pearce, Michelle J.

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“…Religiosity gives guidance through concepts and values on how to see the world and how to act towards it including illnesses and disfigurement. 22 This study had also shown that parents of syndromic craniofacial diagnoses children had a positive experience with the support gained from health professionals and the surrounding community. 11 Thus, Buchanan et al 23 stressed the need of case by case basis treatment and regular reviews of syndromic craniofacial patients by a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals to allow optimal care thus avoiding any significant morbidity.…”

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Parental Experiences in the Management of Children with Syndromic Craniofacial Diagnoses in Malaysia

Adam

Hariri

Murat

et al. 2021

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INTRODUCTION: Patients with syndromic craniofacial diagnoses (SCD) require coordinated overall management and remain a parental challenge. This study assessed the parental experience and psychological outcome, as well as the evaluation of professional and community support, received in Malaysia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Craniofacial Experiences Questionnaire (CFEQ) was used to assess parents of SCD children registered with the Combined Oro-Craniomaxillofacial Clinic in University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. RESULTS: Thirty parents participated in this study with their children’s age ranged from 2 months to 14 years old diagnosed with Apert, Crouzon, and Pfeiffer syndromes, as well as other SCD such as Goldenhar, Pierre Robin, and Nager. The majority of parents felt anxious whenever their child underwent an operation despite having positive perceptions of the outcome. Most respondents did not see the condition as handicap although 6.7% of parents were embarrassed by their child’s appearance. The majority of the respondents were worried about the financial implication, had to be occasionally absent from work due to their child’s regular appointments, and felt depressed while only a quarter of respondents socialised less and struggled to meet parenting needs. Most respondents received positive comments, were treated with respect, and obtained adequate support from both health professionals and the community with regards to their childcare. CONCLUSIONS: Although most parents were concerned about their children’s condition, only minimal social stigmatisation was noted. Parents were satisfied with the emotional and physical support received from healthcare professionals and the community. Understanding parental experience may contribute to the improvement of multidisciplinary syndromic craniofacial management.

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Parental Experiences in the Management of Children with Syndromic Craniofacial Diagnoses in Malaysia

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Murat

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“…Periods of crisis, trauma, and stress are often followed by a re-evaluation of worldviews (Edmondson et al, 2011;Fenelon & Danielsen, 2016;Janoff-Bulman, 1989), and a period of struggle or doubt about one's worldview can itself be a contributor to distress (Ellison & Lee, 2010). Attitudes toward religion and science are among the worldviews that inform people's responses to many kinds of challenges (Gullatte et al, 2010;Pearce, 2013). This paper investigates how the worldviews and explanatory frameworks of Buddhist meditators in the West impact and are impacted by periods of challenge, including distress and functional impairment, arising as a result of meditation (Lindahl et al, 2017).…”

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The roles and impacts of worldviews in the context of meditation-related challenges

Lindahl

Palitsky

Cooper

et al. 2022

Transcult Psychiatry

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Previous research has shown that worldviews can serve as a coping response to periods of difficulty or struggle, and worldviews can also change on account of difficulty. This paper investigates the impacts worldviews have on the nature and trajectory of meditation-related challenges, as well as how worldviews change or are impacted by such challenges. The context of meditation-related challenges provided by data from the Varieties of Contemplative Experience research project offers a unique insight into the dynamics between worldviews and meditation. Buddhist meditation practitioners and meditation experts interviewed for the study report how, for some, worldviews can serve as a risk factor impacting the onset and trajectory of meditation-related challenges, while, for others, worldviews (e.g., being given a worldview, applying a worldview, or changing a worldview) were reported as a remedy for mitigating challenging experiences and/or their associated distress. Buddhist meditation practitioners and teachers in the contemporary West are also situated in a cultural context in which religious and scientific worldviews and explanatory frameworks are dually available. Furthermore, the context of “Buddhist modernism” has also promoted a unique configuration in which the theory and practice of Buddhism is presented as being closely compatible with science. We identify and discuss the various impacts that religious and scientific worldviews have on meditation practitioners and meditation teachers who navigate periods of challenge associated with the practice.

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“…More broadly, an ever-growing body of empirical evidence links spiritual and religious factors to a wide array of favorable health outcomes and indicators, ranging from cardiovascular disease and longevity to depression and immune function (Koenig et al, 2012; Miller & Thoresen, 2003). Attention to R/S factors is increasingly recognized as necessary for high quality health care, which “cannot be holistic without attention to the spiritual” (Pearce, 2013, p. 536).…”

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Mantram repetition fosters self-efficacy in veterans for managing PTSD: A randomized trial.

Oman

Bormann

2015

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that affects physical health. However, many military veterans with PTSD refuse or drop out of commonly used trauma-focused, evidence-based treatments. Growing research supports the value of spiritual components in diverse types of health care interventions. This study investigated the effects of the Mantram Repetition Program (MRP) on self-efficacy for managing PTSD symptoms. Outpatient veterans with PTSD (n = 132) were recruited through referrals, and were primarily male (98%), non-Hispanic white (59%) or black (23%), with mean age 58 years (SD = 9). Participants were randomized to case management plus MRP, or to case management alone. MRP participants chose a short, sacred phrase from a spiritual tradition (e.g., “Jesus,” “Barukh attah Adonai,” “Om mani padme hum”), repeating the phrase silently throughout the day to interrupt unwanted thoughts and behaviors, and to improve concentration and attention. Self-efficacy was assessed weekly, and participants were assessed at baseline (Week 1) and postintervention (Week 6) for PTSD symptoms, depressive symptoms, mental health, and spiritual well-being. Results revealed that MRP group self-efficacy means as well as treatment effects showed approximately linear weekly increases from baseline to postintervention. Treatment effects on self-efficacy were significant (p < .01), and mediated treatment effects on depression, mental health, spiritual well-being, satisfaction with physical health, and both self-reported and clinician-assessed PTSD symptoms (all ps < .05). We concluded that MRP fosters self-efficacy for managing PTSD symptoms, favorably affecting diverse facets of well-being, and that physical health effects merit investigation.

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Addressing religion and spirituality in health care systems.

Cited by 12 publications

References 58 publications

Parental Experiences in the Management of Children with Syndromic Craniofacial Diagnoses in Malaysia

Parental Experiences in the Management of Children with Syndromic Craniofacial Diagnoses in Malaysia

The roles and impacts of worldviews in the context of meditation-related challenges

Mantram repetition fosters self-efficacy in veterans for managing PTSD: A randomized trial.

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