Are Spirituality and Religiosity Resources for Patients with Chronic Pain Conditions?

Büssing, Arndt; Michalsen, Andreas; Balzat, H.-J.; Grünther, R.; Ostermann, Thomas; Neugebauer, E.; Matthiessen, Peter F.

doi:10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00572.x

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“…Health care professional may feel overextended that they should care not only for the physical needs of their patients, but also for the spiritual and existential concerns. In a study enrolling patients with chronic pain diseases, 23% would like to talk with a priest or chaplain about their spiritual needs, 20% had no partner to talk about these needs, while for 37% it is important to talk with their medical doctor about these needs [2]. Yet medical practitioners may lack the necessary time, skills or even interest to uncover and address these needs.…”

Section: Addressing Spiritual Needs As An Approach In Health Carementioning

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Spiritual Needs of Patients with Chronic Diseases

2010

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For many patients confronted with chronic diseases, spirituality/religiosity is an important resource for coping. Patients often report unmet spiritual and existential needs, and spiritual support is also associated with better quality of life. Caring for spiritual, existential and psychosocial needs is not only relevant to patients at the end of their life but also to those suffering from long-term chronic illnesses. Spiritual needs may not always be associated with life satisfaction, but sometimes with anxiety, and can be interpreted as the patients' longing for spiritual well-being. The needs for peace, health and social support are universal human needs and are of special importance to patients with long lasting courses of disease. The factor, Actively Giving, may be of particular importance because it can be interpreted as patients' intention to leave the role of a `passive sufferer´ to become an active, self-actualizing, giving individual. One can identify four core dimensions of spiritual needs, i.e., Connection, Peace, Meaning/Purpose, and Transcendence, which can be attributed to underlying psychosocial, emotional, existential, and religious needs. The proposed model can provide a conceptual framework for further research and clinical practice. In fact, health care that addresses patients' physical, emotional, social, existential and spiritual needs (referring to a bio-psychosocial-spiritual model of health care) will contribute to patients' improvement and recovery. Nevertheless, there are several barriers in the health care system that makes it difficult to adequately address these needs.

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“…We intended to test a Hebrew version of the existing SpREUK questionnaire (SpREUK is an acronym of the German translation of "Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness"), developed to examine how patients with severe diseases view the impact of spirituality/religiosity on their health and how they cope with illness [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]40]. The SpREUK appeared to be a good choice for assessing a patient's interest in spiritual/religious concerns, without a potential bias for or against any specific religious commitment.…”

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“…The majority of participants investigated so far were of the Christian denomination, Arab Muslims, and agnostics/atheists. Although the instrument avoids exclusive terms such as God, Jesus, church etc., and thus was also found to be valid among atheistic/agnostic individuals [28][29][30][31][32][33], it is unclear whether or not it is suited to be used in a Hebrew speaking Jewish population with its different terminologies, attitudes and religious demands. When adapting this instrument for other religions and faiths, the tool needs to be adjusted via parallel and similar terms with the same broad spiritual meanings but avoiding any connotations that may be "alien" to the specific faith and remain within the general reference of items, subscales and definitions.…”

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“…The SpREUK questionnaire (SpREUK is an acronym of the German translation of "Spiritual and Religious Attitudes in Dealing with Illness") was designed to examine attitudes of patients with life-threatening and chronic diseases towards SpR (in terms of reactive coping), and has been found to provide a reliable and valid measure of distinct topics of SpR that may be particularly useful for assessing the role of this subject in health related research [27][28][29][30][31][32][33]. The underlying concept refers to spirituality as a multi-dimensional construct which focuses on an "individual and open approach in the search for meaning and purpose in life, as a search for transcendental truth which may include a sense of connectedness with others, nature, and/or the divine".…”

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Validity and Reliability of the Hebrew Version of the SpREUK Questionnaire for Religiosity, Spirituality and Health: An Application for Oral Diseases

2010

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Abstract:Background: Research has examined the connection between religiosity, spirituality (SpR) and health, and the potential of these variables to prevent, heal and cope with disease. Research indicated that participation in religious meetings or services was associated with a lower risk of developing oral disease. We intended to test a Hebrew version of the SpREUK 1.1 questionnaire, which is reported to be a reliable and valid measure of distinctive issues of SpR, and to test its relevance in the context of oral illness among a Jewish population. Methods: In order to validate the SpREUK-Hebrew instrument, minor translational and cultural/religious adaptations were applied. Reliability and factor analyses were performed, using standard procedures, among 134 Jewish Israeli subjects (mean age 38.4 years). Results: Analysis of reliability for internal consistency demonstrated an intra-class correlation of Cronbach's alpha = 0.90 for the intrinsic religiosity/spiritual and the appraisal scales, and of 0.90 for the support through spirituality/religiosity scales. Inter reliability agreement by kappa ranged between 0.7 and 0.9. We were able to approve the previously described factorial structure, albeit with some unique characteristics in the Jewish population. Individuals´ time spent on spiritual activity correlated with the SpREUK scales. The instrument discriminated well between religious subgroups (i.e., ultra Orthodox, conventional religious and less-religious). Preliminary results OPEN ACCESS

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“…Specifically, it seems that religious and spiritual people tend to present better indicators of physical and psychological well-being, in that they present lower rates of physical illnesses and psychological disorders, such as depression, suicide, anxiety, substance abuse, marital problems (Koenig, 2000(Koenig, , 2001Cohen & Koenig, 2004;Büssing et al, 2009;Johansen, 2010;Koenig, 2012). Also, they seemed to present a greater sense of social support (Fallot, 1998;Koenig, 2000Koenig, , 2001Koenig, , 2012Baetz & Toews, 2009); and experiencing much more positive emotions and acts, such as happiness, hope, optimism, meaning and purpose, altruism, gratitude and forgiveness (Hackney & Sanders, 2003;Cohen & Koenig, 2004;Baetz & Toews, 2009;Rosmarin, Krumrei & Pargament, 2010;Koenig, 2012).…”

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Religiosity, Spirituality, and Mental Health in Portugal: A call for a conceptualisation, relationship, and guidelines for integration (a theoretical review)

Freire¹,

Moleiro²

2015

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Abstract:In the Portuguese research society, particularly in the mental health field, little has been done regarding religiosity, spirituality and mental health. Thus, this paper strives to stimulate the interest in this area by providing an overview of the body of research on religiosity, spirituality and mental health, highlighting the role and importance these dimensions represent in the life of many people, whether in health or mental distress and illness. A brief review of the conceptualisation of religion (religiosity) and spirituality is provided, as well as some areas of disagreement and contention. Guidelines for the integration and professional training are also included, not discarding the ethical considerations inherent in this process. Finally, reflections are offered as to why bringing religiosity and spirituality into mental health field is important, as well as some implications for clinical practice, with particular focus on Portuguese mental health system. Keywords: Religiosity; Spirituality; Mental Health; Conceptualisation; Integration; Guidelines; Ethical challenges Religiosidade, Espiritualidade e Saúde Mental: da conceptualização, à relação e às orientações para a integração (revisão teórica): Em Portugal, a investigação científica tem sido escassa no domínio do estudo da religiosidade, espiritualidade e saúde mental. Assim, este artigo propõe-se estimular o interesse pela área, fornecendo uma visão geral do corpo de investigação relativo a religiosidade, espiritualidade e saúde mental. Realça-se o papel e a importância que estas dimensões desempenham na vida de muitos indivíduos, quer estes sofram de doença ou mal-estar físico ou mental. É fornecido um resumo da conceptualização da religião (religiosidade) e espiritualidade, incluindo algumas áreas de desacordo e controvérsia. Incluem-se também orientações para a integração e formação profissional, tendo em consideração os aspectos éticos inerentes ao processo. Por fim, segue-se uma reflexão sobre a importância de integrar a religiosidade e a espiritualidade no campo da saúde mental, bem como algumas implicações para a prática clínica, com especial enfoque no sistema de saúde mental português.

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Are Spirituality and Religiosity Resources for Patients with Chronic Pain Conditions?

Cited by 204 publications

References 36 publications

Spiritual Needs of Patients with Chronic Diseases

Spiritual Needs of Patients with Chronic Diseases

Validity and Reliability of the Hebrew Version of the SpREUK Questionnaire for Religiosity, Spirituality and Health: An Application for Oral Diseases

Religiosity, Spirituality, and Mental Health in Portugal: A call for a conceptualisation, relationship, and guidelines for integration (a theoretical review)

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