Intercessory prayer for the alleviation of ill health

Fostering Spiritually Supportive Work Environments in Healthcare: Leadership Recommendations From a Narrative Review

“…Similarly, Daaleman [ 30 ] applied a health services framework to explore spiritual care providers, patients, and family members who experienced death in a long‐term care facility. Notably, spiritual support often includes practices such as prayer, and several studies explored the effect of prayer on the health and recovery of patients [ 67 ]. Burgos [ 68 ] reported that digital competencies can enhance the nurses’ ability to provide spiritually sensitive care, and advocates for enhancing infrastructure to provide holistic care, including spiritual care.…”

Fostering Spiritually Supportive Work Environments in Healthcare: Leadership Recommendations From a Narrative Review

“…Similarly, Daaleman [ 30 ] applied a health services framework to explore spiritual care providers, patients, and family members who experienced death in a long‐term care facility. Notably, spiritual support often includes practices such as prayer, and several studies explored the effect of prayer on the health and recovery of patients [ 67 ]. Burgos [ 68 ] reported that digital competencies can enhance the nurses’ ability to provide spiritually sensitive care, and advocates for enhancing infrastructure to provide holistic care, including spiritual care.…”

Is meta-analysis the platinum standard of evidence?

“…This is because the numerous decisions that must be made when designing and performing a meta-analysis require personal judgment and expertise, 24 Moreover, this is another example in which multiple meta-analyses reach contradictory conclusions. Masters and Spielmans (2007) and Roberts et al (2009) both report metaanalyses which conclude that intercessory prayer has no effect. 25 However, it should be clear that nothing very general can be said regarding when the satisfaction of the desiderata are sufficient to infer causality.…”

A Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Awareness Among Neurosurgeons in Washington State

“…12,13 However, a recent systematic review of IP has found inconclusive evidence regarding the relationship between IP and specific positive health outcomes. 14 While the exact mechanism of the role of prayer and healing may not be clear presently, it appears that spiritual well-being, reduction of psychologic stress, and connectedness to a community play an important role in the healing process. Neurosurgeons should ask about spirituality, as it may be a useful marker in predicting the patient and families' social support, overall well-being, and coping methods.…”

Fostering Spiritually Supportive Work Environments in Healthcare: Leadership Recommendations From a Narrative Review

“…Similarly, Daaleman [ 30 ] applied a health services framework to explore spiritual care providers, patients, and family members who experienced death in a long‐term care facility. Notably, spiritual support often includes practices such as prayer, and several studies explored the effect of prayer on the health and recovery of patients [ 67 ]. Burgos [ 68 ] reported that digital competencies can enhance the nurses’ ability to provide spiritually sensitive care, and advocates for enhancing infrastructure to provide holistic care, including spiritual care.…”

Is meta-analysis the platinum standard of evidence?

“…This is because the numerous decisions that must be made when designing and performing a meta-analysis require personal judgment and expertise, 24 Moreover, this is another example in which multiple meta-analyses reach contradictory conclusions. Masters and Spielmans (2007) and Roberts et al (2009) both report metaanalyses which conclude that intercessory prayer has no effect. 25 However, it should be clear that nothing very general can be said regarding when the satisfaction of the desiderata are sufficient to infer causality.…”

A Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Awareness Among Neurosurgeons in Washington State

“…12,13 However, a recent systematic review of IP has found inconclusive evidence regarding the relationship between IP and specific positive health outcomes. 14 While the exact mechanism of the role of prayer and healing may not be clear presently, it appears that spiritual well-being, reduction of psychologic stress, and connectedness to a community play an important role in the healing process. Neurosurgeons should ask about spirituality, as it may be a useful marker in predicting the patient and families' social support, overall well-being, and coping methods.…”

Fostering Spiritually Supportive Work Environments in Healthcare: Leadership Recommendations From a Narrative Review

“…Similarly, Daaleman [ 30 ] applied a health services framework to explore spiritual care providers, patients, and family members who experienced death in a long‐term care facility. Notably, spiritual support often includes practices such as prayer, and several studies explored the effect of prayer on the health and recovery of patients [ 67 ]. Burgos [ 68 ] reported that digital competencies can enhance the nurses’ ability to provide spiritually sensitive care, and advocates for enhancing infrastructure to provide holistic care, including spiritual care.…”

Is meta-analysis the platinum standard of evidence?

“…This is because the numerous decisions that must be made when designing and performing a meta-analysis require personal judgment and expertise, 24 Moreover, this is another example in which multiple meta-analyses reach contradictory conclusions. Masters and Spielmans (2007) and Roberts et al (2009) both report metaanalyses which conclude that intercessory prayer has no effect. 25 However, it should be clear that nothing very general can be said regarding when the satisfaction of the desiderata are sufficient to infer causality.…”

A Survey of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Awareness Among Neurosurgeons in Washington State

“…12,13 However, a recent systematic review of IP has found inconclusive evidence regarding the relationship between IP and specific positive health outcomes. 14 While the exact mechanism of the role of prayer and healing may not be clear presently, it appears that spiritual well-being, reduction of psychologic stress, and connectedness to a community play an important role in the healing process. Neurosurgeons should ask about spirituality, as it may be a useful marker in predicting the patient and families' social support, overall well-being, and coping methods.…”