Spiritual Disposition and Understanding Illness

Gall, Terry Lynn; Grant, Karen

doi:10.1007/s11089-005-4818-y

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“…Some studies have confirmed the existence of a relationship between spirituality and physical health [10–12]. Spiritual beliefs include the perception of a higher power and a sense of being connected to this source of power [11]. Some findings suggest that spiritually-inclined individuals adopt healthier methods of coping with psychological pressures, which in turn has a positive effect on their health.…”

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Type II diabetes and personality; a study to explore other psychosomatic aspects of diabetes

Esmaeilinasab

Ebrahimi

Mokarrar

et al. 2016

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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BackgroundAs one of the most common chronic diseases, diabetes and its control are affected by the patients’ psychological and spiritual attributes. The present study investigates the relationship between glycemic control in patients with type II diabetes and personality traits, defense mechanisms and spirituality.MethodThe present cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 Iranian patients with type II diabetes, 64% were men. Participants completed the NEO Personality Inventory, the Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) and the Spiritual Assessment Inventory (SAI) and then underwent a blood sampling for the assessment of HbA1C levels.ResultsOf the five personality traits, extraversion (r = -0.13 and P < 0.01) and conscientiousness (r = -0.13 and P < 0.01) had significant negative relationships with HbA1C HbA1C levels, while neuroticism had a significant positive relationship with HbA1C levels (r = 0.12 and P < 0.05). Of the defense styles assessed, the neurotic style was found to have a significant negative relationship with HbA1C levels (r = -0.1 and P < 0.05). Also, of the spirituality elements, impression management had significant relationship with glycemic control (r = 0.17 and P < 0.001).ConclusionAccording to data, Extraversion and conscientiousness can help control blood sugar while anxiety and negative emotions have detrimental effects on glycemic control. As a result considering psychological counselling beside medical interventions can help to better treatment.

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Type II diabetes and personality; a study to explore other psychosomatic aspects of diabetes

Esmaeilinasab

Ebrahimi

Mokarrar

et al. 2016

J Diabetes Metab Disord

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“…Religious coping strategies refer to the employment of the cognitive and behavioural techniques when faced with stressful situations, in individuals with religious principles (Tix and Frazier, 1998). In other words, through religious coping strategies, humans attempt to comprehend these stressful situations via their religious belief systems (Gall and Grant, 2005).…”

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Religious Coping as Mediator between Illness Perception and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Ibrahim¹,

Desa²,

Kong³

2012

ASS

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End-stage renal disease (ESRD) a raising global pandemic known to cause psychological dysfunction but not well studied. The purpose of this study was to measure the influence of illness perception and religious coping strategies on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and to identify direct or indirect predictors of religious coping on illness perception and HRQoL of ESRD patients. This study involved 274 patients with ESRD who were on chronic maintenance dialysis. Test instruments used included Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) to measure patients' perception towards the illness, Religious Coping Strategies questionnaire (RCS) to determine patients' nature of religious coping and Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire to measure their HRQoL. Results showed that almost all components of illness perception and religious coping strategies were significantly correlated with HRQoL in both aspects of physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS). In addition, the findings showed religious coping as a mediator between several illness perception components namely timeline, illness coherence, personal control, consequences and cyclical with PCS and MCS. Attention should be given especially to illness perception and positive religious coping variables in any intervention program to improve the HRQoL of ESRD patients.

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“…Although considerable research has been conducted regarding R/S and cancer, there is no consensus in the literature as to the definitions of R/S. To date the role that R/S plays regarding an individual's psychological well-being and/or psychological distress is unclear [9].…”

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Twenty-five years later—what do we know about religion/spirituality and psychological well-being among breast cancer survivors? A systematic review

Schreiber

Brockopp

2011

J Cancer Surviv

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The implications for cancer survivors are as follows: (a) Psychological well-being of women diagnosed with breast cancer may depend to some extent on their belief system. (b) Coping through "turning to God" for women without a significant prior relationship with God, or minimal spiritual behaviors, may experience diminished well-being. (c) Longitudinal studies suggest that struggling with, or questioning, one's belief system in early survivorship may also be associated with lower levels of well-being. This diminished well-being often resolves over time.

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Spiritual Disposition and Understanding Illness

Cited by 28 publications

References 70 publications

Type II diabetes and personality; a study to explore other psychosomatic aspects of diabetes

Type II diabetes and personality; a study to explore other psychosomatic aspects of diabetes

Religious Coping as Mediator between Illness Perception and Health-Related Quality of Life among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Twenty-five years later—what do we know about religion/spirituality and psychological well-being among breast cancer survivors? A systematic review

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