Increased spiritual well-being following cardiovascular surgery influences one-year perceived posttraumatic growth.

Abstract

As risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) operations have dropped, research has shifted toward evaluating the long-term psychological benefits of surgery, such as posttraumatic growth (PTG). However, research identifying mechanisms that impact PTG within this population is limited. One variable with empirical links to PTG is spiritual well-being. The current study utilized regression models to examine the influence of change in spiritual well-being—from preoperative to 1 year postsurgery—on PTG among 304 nonemergency CVD patients. 48.4% of patients reported an increase and 40.8% reported a decrease in spiritual well-being following surgery. Results indicated that only a positive pre-to-post surgery change in spiritual well-being was associated with PTG (i.e., relatability to others, developing/engaging in new possibilities, acceptance of circumstances). Findings support the need to improve the quality of spirituality-related services and training and provides a specific point for intervention for health care providers that may bolster PTG among CVD patients.

Religiosidad y recuperación postoperatoria (dolor, náuseas y disfagia) en pacientes con gastrectomía en manga

“…Estos resultados son contrarios a los presentados por la mayoría de los estudios, que en general han documentado la existencia de una asociación positiva entre religiosidad y bienestar mental y físico en muestras de adolescentes (Abdel-Khalek, 2014) o adultos (Friedrich-Killinger, 2020; Litalien, Atari y Obasi, 2021; Morton et al, 2017), pero sobre todo en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas, como el cáncer o las cardiopatías (Kearns et al, 2020;Peterman, Fitchett, Brady y Hernandez, 2002;Salsman et al, 2015;Sherman et al, 2015), o pacientes que se sometieron a un procedimiento quirúrgico mayor (Ai, Park, Bu, Rodgers y Tice, 2007; Amjadian, Ehsan, Rostami y Vahedi, 2017; Lucchese y Koenig, 2013). Por el contrario, los resultados de esta investigación coinciden con los de autores que han afirmado que la religiosidad puede en ocasiones afectar negativamente la salud (Brodsky et al, 2017;Meisenhelder y Chandler, 2000;Pargament et al, 2001;Wikström et al, 2019).…”

“…En este trabajo, la religiosidad no consideró una condición favorable en los tres parámetros de recuperación posquirúrgica evaluados; por el contrario, una mayor religiosidad supuso que los pacientes sufrieran más náuseas, lo que puede indicar ciertas características de somatización de los pacientes, sobre lo cual se sugiere profundizar en futuras investigaciones, tomando como referencia la estigmatización religiosa hacia la obesidad (Brammli-Greenberg et al, 2018;Kearns et al, 2020).…”

Posttraumatic growth and spirituality among adults with chronic illness.

“…Although psychological distress is common among individuals with chronic illness, many individuals also report positive psychological changes resulting from their struggles, often referred to as posttraumatic growth (PTG; Tomita et al, 2017). Many researchers have explored spiritual factors that might contribute to this experience of PTG in clients with chronic illness and have repeatedly noted the connections between PTG and spirituality within these samples (Kearns et al, 2020; Paredes & Pereira, 2018; Tomita et al, 2017). Still, identifying the role of specific spiritual factors and responses (such as spiritual bypass, attitudes toward God, and religious commitment) would facilitate a greater understanding of spirituality's impact on PTG.…”