Spirituality and outcomes in caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Hanks, Robin A.; Boileau, Nicholas R.; Norman, Andria L.; Nakase‐Richardson, Risa; Mariouw, Kyr Hudson; Carlozzi, Noelle E.

doi:10.1037/rep0000304

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“…A espiritualidade se associa com melhores resultados de saúde mental e qualidade de vida dos cuidadores, e quanto maior a espiritualidade, melhor é a qualidade de vida. (26) Foi observado que cuidadores com uma pontuação alta no aspecto espiritual, apesar de expostos a altos níveis de estresse, sofrem um impacto psicológico em menor proporção, o que corrobora a hipótese que descreve como a espiritualidade ameniza o estresse, a angústia e a ansiedade experimentada (27) pelos cuidadores.…”

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Competência do cuidar e seu impacto na qualidade de vida de cuidadores

Ramírez-Perdomo¹,

Cantillo-Medina²,

Perdomo-Romero³

2022

Acta Paulista De Enfermagem

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Competência do cuidar e seu impacto na qualidade de vida de cuidadores

Ramírez-Perdomo¹,

Cantillo-Medina²,

Perdomo-Romero³

2022

Acta Paulista De Enfermagem

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“…They found a significant correlation between positive religious coping and caregivers’ psychological wellbeing. The positive effect of religiosity has been described both in the caregivers of stroke survivors [ 38 ] and in victims of TBI [ 39 ]. Therefore, believing in a superior entity as well as a high frequency of religious commitment may be considered an important factor protecting against marital instability in couples with ABI spouses.…”

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Marital Stability and Quality of Couple Relationships after Acquired Brain Injury: A Two-Year Follow-Up Clinical Study

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Couple relationships after acquired brain injury (ABI) could be vulnerable to emotional distress. Previous evidence has demonstrated significant marital dissatisfaction in the first period after a traumatic event, while long-term evaluations are lacking. In this study, we evaluated the impact of a series of demographic and clinical factors on marital stability after two years from the injury. Thirty-five patients (29% female) with mild/moderate ABI (57% vascular, 43% traumatic) and their partners were enrolled. The couples completed a series of psychological questionnaires assessing marital adjustment (Dyadic Adjustment Scale, DAS) and family functioning (Family Relationship Index, FRI) at discharge from the intensive rehabilitation unit and after 2 years. Demographics (i.e., educational level, job employment and religion commitment) and clinical variables (i.e., the Barthel index, aetiology and brain lesion localization) were considered as predictive factors. Regression analyses revealed that the DAS and FRI values are differently influenced by demographic and clinical factors in patients and caregivers. Indeed, the highest educational level corresponds to better DAS and FRI values for patients. In the spouses, the variability of the DAS values was explained by aetiology (the spouses of traumatic ABI patients had worse DAS values), whereas the variability in the FRI values was explained by religious commitment (spending much time on religious activities was associated with better FRI values). Our data suggest that some clinical and demographic variables might be important for protecting against marital dissatisfaction after an ABI.

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“…Affiliation to a religious community could help patients suffering from severe brain injury to develop increased religious beliefs. In addition, studies found that spirituality was a predictor for life satisfaction, distress and functional recovery in patients following a traumatic brain injury 64 and for caregivers’ outcomes 65 .…”

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Brain networks involved in the influence of religion on empathy in male Vietnam War veterans

Cristofori

Zhong

Cohen-Zimerman

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Humans all over the world believe in spirits and deities, yet how the brain supports religious cognition remains unclear. Drawing on a unique sample of patients with penetrating traumatic brain injuries (pTBI) and matched healthy controls (HCs) we investigate dependencies of religious cognition on neural networks that represent (1) others agents’ intentions (Theory of Mind, ToM) and (2) other agents’ feelings (Empathy). Extending previous observations that ToM networks are recruited during prayer, we find that people with vmPFC damage report higher scores on the personal relationship with God inventory even when they are not praying. This result offers evidence that it is the modulation of ToM networks that support beliefs in supernatural agents. With respect to empathetic processing, we observed that vmPFC and pSTS/TPJ lesions mediated by the strength of the personal relationship with God affect empathetic responses. We suggest that the neurological networks underpinning God representations amplify human empathetic responses. The cultural evolutionary study of religion has argued that supernatural beliefs evoke pro-social responses because people fear the wrath of Gods. Our findings imply greater attention should be paid to the mechanisms by which religious cognition may regulate empathetic responses to others.

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Spirituality and outcomes in caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Cited by 11 publications

References 57 publications

Competência do cuidar e seu impacto na qualidade de vida de cuidadores

Competência do cuidar e seu impacto na qualidade de vida de cuidadores

Marital Stability and Quality of Couple Relationships after Acquired Brain Injury: A Two-Year Follow-Up Clinical Study

Brain networks involved in the influence of religion on empathy in male Vietnam War veterans

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