Religious Struggle: Prevalence, Correlates and Mental Health Risks in Diabetic, Congestive Heart Failure, and Oncology Patients

Fitchett, George; Murphy, Patricia E.; Kim, Jo; Gibbons, J. L.; Cameron, Jacqueline R.; Davis, Janet E.

doi:10.2190/ucj9-dp4m-9c0x-835m

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“…Numerous studies indicated that spirituality had a favorable impact on recovery, improved well-being (22,29,38,46,49), and lowered levels of depression (2,47). The positive effects of spirituality on health are thus more tangible (54,55), although using a positive religious compliance strategy does not necessarily reflect a lack of internal spiritual conflict (56).…”

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The Impact of Spirituality on Health

2016

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Context: The impact of spirituality on recovery from disease and the promotion of health is a topic that has received the attention of many researchers and scholars around the world. Spirituality is considered one of the natural capacities of humans that has positive effects on individuals' health. The aim of this study was to review the impact of spirituality on people's health and to discuss the relationship between health and belief in spiritual powers. Evidence Acquisition: This study comprised a non-systematic narrative review of original and reliable scientific articles on spirituality published from 1972 to 2014. The research strategy was carried out using electronic databases such as Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Considering the goal of the research, 51 articles were selected and reviewed. Results: Most studies indicated the positive impact of spirituality on people's health. Recourse to spiritual powers leads to reductions in anxiety and concern among patients and their families, and allows people to more easily accept and cope with their health disorders. Conclusions: To date, most of the studies conducted on the topic have confirmed the positive impact of religious beliefs and other spiritual approaches on health and the course of recovery from acute and chronic diseases. Based on these findings, medical personnel should turn their attention to the advantages of spirituality in relation to patients' treatment and acquaint patients and their families with such spiritual benefits.

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“…26 Several other studies have reported varying levels of religiosity and religious coping among different socio-demographic categories including people of various socioeconomic status. [27][28][29][30][31][32] . In order to improve health care services and research, it is necessary to know how religiosity and religious coping are distributed among the clinical and general populations especially as this resource is widely available to Africans and people of low socio-economic status who may have more difficulties in accessing available health care.…”

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Relationship between religiosity, religious coping and socio-demographic variables among out-patients with depression or diabetes mellitus in Enugu, Nigeria

Amadi¹,

Uwakwe²,

Ndukuba³

et al. 2016

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: Religion is a powerful coping strategy. Diabetes and depression are common conditions in our environment that induce psychological distress, thus requiring coping for better outcome. Studies indicate that increased religiosity is associated with better outcome in clinical and general populations. Therefore, studies of the distribution of religiosity and religious coping among these populations are essential to improve outcome. Objectives: To assess the association between religiosity, religious coping in depression and diabetes mellitus, and selected sociodemographic variables (age, gender and occupational status). Methods: Using simple random sampling we recruited 112 participants with diabetes and an equal number with depression consecutively, matching for gender. Religiosity was determined using religious orientation scale (revised), religious coping with brief religious coping scale and socio-demographic variables with a socio-demographic questionnaire. Results: Intrinsic religiosity was greater among older people with depression than among older people with diabetes(t=5.02,p<0.001); no significant difference among young people with depression and diabetes(t=1.47,p=0.15).Positive religious coping was greater among older people with depression than among older people with diabetes(t=2.31,p=0.02); no difference among young people with depression and diabetes(t=0.80,p=0.43). Females with depression had higher intrinsic religiosity scores than males with depression(t=3.85,p<0.001); no difference in intrinsic religiosity between females and males with diabetes(t=0.99,p=0.32).Positive religious coping was greater among participants with diabetes in the low occupational status(t=2.96,p<0.001) than those in the high occupational status. Conclusion: Religion is indeed a reliable coping method, most commonly used by the elderly and females with depression. Positive religious coping is more common among diabetic patients who are in the low occupational status.

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“…Atualmente, as relações entre religiosidade e saúde -física e/ou mental -vêm sendo crescentemente investigadas [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] . A maior parte dos estudos indica que a religiosidade é habitualmente um fator de proteção contra o desenvolvimento de transtornos mentais (por exemplo, depressão, ansiedade, abuso de substâncias etc.)…”

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“…Diversos fatores podem contribuir para um papel protetor da religião em relação à saúde mental, como: (1) a adoção de estilos de vida mais saudáveis 4 ; (2) o provimento de suporte social 5 ; (3) o desenvolvimento de um sistema de crenças e processos cognitivos que promovem maior aceitação de si e do próximo, com promoção de resiliência 6 e (4) condução de práticas religiosas que aliviam o sofrimento psicológico 2 . Por outro lado, em algumas circunstâncias, a religiosidade pode promover uma rígida disciplina comportamental, em que indivíduos com sofrimento psicológico podem desenvolver estratégias de enfrentamento pouco adaptativas (i.e., conflitos espirituais) [7][8][9] . No Brasil, um país no qual 95% da população declara ter religião, 83% consideram religião muito importante e cerca de 70% se dizem católicos 10 , o interesse no estudo da religiosidade e das suas relações com saúde física e mental tem aumentado progressivamente 11,12 .…”

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Validação da versão brasileira da escala de religiosidade de Duke (DUREL)

Taunay¹,

Gondim²,

Macedo³

et al. 2012

Rev. psiquiatr. clín.

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Resumo Contexto: Há escassez de instrumentos validados para o estudo da religiosidade em amostras brasileiras. Um recente estudo realizado em uma amostra comunitária sugeriu adequada validade para a versão em português brasileiro do índice de Religiosidade de Duke (P-DUREL). Entretanto, as propriedades psicométricas do P-DUREL não foram estudadas em amostras psiquiátricas e/ou de estudantes universitários. Objetivo: Determinar a consistência interna, a confiabilidade teste-reteste e a validade convergente-discriminante do P-DUREL em duas amostras distintas. Métodos: Amostra 1: estudantes universitários (n = 323). Amostra 2: pacientes psiquiátricos (n = 102). Foram aplicados o P-DUREL e o Instrumento de Qualidade de Vida da Organização Mundial da Saú-de -Módulo Espiritualidade, Religiosidade e Crenças Pessoais (WHOQOL-SRPB) em ambas as amostras; os sintomas psicológicos foram medidos por meio do Inventário Beck de Depressão (IDB) e do Inventário Beck de Ansiedade (IAB) na amostra 1 e da Escala Hospitalar de Ansiedade e Depressão (HADS) na amostra 2. Resultados: O P-DUREL teve adequada consistência interna (α de Cronbach > 0,80) e confiabilidade teste-reteste (Coeficiente de Correlação Intraclasse > 0,90) em ambas as amostras. Correlações moderadas entre as subescalas da P-DUREL (0,58 < r < 0,71) foram observadas. Além disso, correlações significantes entre os escores do P-DUREL com o escore geral do WHOQOL-SRPB, bem como com medidas de sintomas psicológicos, foram observadas em ambas as amostras. Conclusão: O presente estudo abre perspectivas para o uso do P-DUREL para a investigação das dimensões da religiosidade em amostras brasileiras com características sociodemográficas diversas. Taunay TCD, et al. / Rev Psiq Clín. 2012;39(4):130-5Palavras-chave: Religiosidade, estudo de validação, Índice de Religiosidade de Duke, saúde mental, sintomas depressivos. AbstractBackground: There is a shortage of validated instruments for the study of religiousness in Brazilian samples. A recent study in a community sample pointed to an adequate validity for the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Duke Religiosity Index (P-DUREL). Nevertheless, no study to date has investigated the psychometric properties of the P-DUREL in psychiatric and/or university student samples. Objective: To determine the internal consistency, the test-retest reliability and the convergent-discriminant validity of the P-DUREL in two distinct samples. Methods: Sample 1: university students (n = 323). Sample 2: psychiatric patients (n = 102). The P-DUREL and the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Instrument--Spirituality, Religion and Personal Beliefs module (WHOQOL-SRPB); psychological distress symptoms were measured by means the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) in sample 1, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in sample 2. Results: The P-DUREL had adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's α > 0.80) and test-retest reliability (Intraclass Correlation Coefficient > 0.90) in both samples. Moderate ...

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Religious Struggle: Prevalence, Correlates and Mental Health Risks in Diabetic, Congestive Heart Failure, and Oncology Patients

Cited by 219 publications

References 40 publications

The Impact of Spirituality on Health

The Impact of Spirituality on Health

Relationship between religiosity, religious coping and socio-demographic variables among out-patients with depression or diabetes mellitus in Enugu, Nigeria

Validação da versão brasileira da escala de religiosidade de Duke (DUREL)

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