The Use of Prayer in the Management of Pain: A Systematic Review

Illueca, Marta; Doolittle, Benjamin R.

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“…24 28 A recent systematic review summarised the evidence relative to the benefits of active personal participatory prayer as an intervention implemented on-site for pain. 19 Results from this review suggested that prayer appears to be useful in reducing pain intensity and increasing pain tolerance, especially among religious people undergoing surgery or a painful procedure and engaging in an active prayer to a deity. 19 However, this systematic review was limited to studies published in English between the years 2000 and 2019, in peer-reviewed journals indexed in one or more of only four databases (PubMed, Web of Science, PsychINFO and Scopus).…”

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“…19 Results from this review suggested that prayer appears to be useful in reducing pain intensity and increasing pain tolerance, especially among religious people undergoing surgery or a painful procedure and engaging in an active prayer to a deity. 19 However, this systematic review was limited to studies published in English between the years 2000 and 2019, in peer-reviewed journals indexed in one or more of only four databases (PubMed, Web of Science, PsychINFO and Scopus). Thus, this review might have missed an important number of studies that (a) were published in languages other than English, (b) were published before the year 2000, and (c) were published in journals indexed in other relevant databases or present in the grey literature.…”

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“…These studies show a high degree of theoretical and methodological heterogeneity relative to the taxonomy of prayer employed, and its measurement. [17][18][19] Although this heterogeneity makes comparisons across studies difficult, it also may account, at least in part, for the inconsistent findings regarding the effects of prayer-based interventions on health-related and painrelated outcomes, given the possibility that different types of prayer may have different effects on these outcomes.…”

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Prayer as a pain intervention: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

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BackgroundPain is a universal experience and the most common reason for seeking healthcare. Inadequate pain management negatively impacts numerous aspects of patient health. Multidisciplinary treatment programmes, including psychosocial interventions, are more useful for pain management than purely biomedical treatment alone. Recently, researchers showed increasing interest in understanding the role of spirituality/religiosity and spiritual/religious practices on pain experience, with engagement in religious practices, such as prayer, showing to positively impact pain experience in religious individuals. This systematic review will seek to summarise and integrate the existing findings from randomised controlled trials assessing the effects of prayer and prayer-based interventions on pain experience.MethodsThe systematic review procedures and its report will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. Electronic searches in nine databases (Web of Science Core Collection, MEDLINE, SCIELO Citation Index, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Clinical Trial, PsycINFO, Scopus, LILACS and Open-SIGLE) will be performed to identify randomised controlled trials of prayer-based interventions. Two independent researchers will assess studies for inclusion and extract data from each paper. Risk of bias assessment will be assessed independently by two reviewers based on the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials statement. Qualitative synthesis of the body of research will be conducted using a narrative summary synthesis method. Meta-analysis will be limited to studies reporting on the same primary outcome. Formal searches are planned to start in June 2021. The final report is anticipated to be completed by September 2021.DiscussionFindings will be useful to (1) understand the condition of our knowledge in this field and (2) provide evidence for prayer effectiveness in reducing pain intensity and pain-related stress and increasing pain tolerance in adults experiencing acute or chronic pain.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020221733.

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“…В другом исследовании изучали результаты сотрудничества профессионалов, например капелланов и медсестер [35], или перспектив совместной работы клинических психологов и духовно-религиозных целителей [36]. Рассмотрены эффекты некоторых вмешательств, таких как молитва, в лечении боли [37]. Эти исследования свидетельствуют об интересе к данной области и раскрывают множество возможностей и подходов, которые, хотя и имеют ограничения, создают возможности продвигать идею и намерение сотрудничества.…”

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Position Statement on Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry: Seven Recommendations

Verhagen

2021

Psychiatry

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Background: in December 2015 the Executive Committee of the World Psychiatric Association approved a Position Statement on religion, spirituality in psychiatry. Since then, the World Psychiatric Association Section of Religion, Spirituality and Psychiatry has committed to publicizing the Position Statement worldwide. Aim: to bring this statement, especially the seven recommendations, to the attention of the international psychiatric community, in particular the Russian psychiatric community. Method: a narrative review and the seven recommendations in the Position Statement are explained, thus demonstrating its importance. Conclusion: religion and spirituality in psychiatry are part of daily psychiatric practice, scientific research, residency training and continuous medical education, and the political and public realm. With the publication of the Position Statement, the Executive Committee of the World Psychiatric Association has made a major accomplishment that benefits psychiatry around the world.

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“…An interesting study by Al-Rumayyan et al (2020) exemplified Quran recitation as the most preferred type of complementary medicine among Muslims. Illueca and Doolittle (2020) reported that praying was an effective supplementary intervention for religious patients who experienced surgical pain. Likewise, Kongsuwan and Chatchawet (2019) showed that integrating Islamic intervention in pain management during birth for primiparous Muslims proved effective.…”

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Respect for Religiosity: Review of Faith Integration in Health and Wellbeing Interventions with Muslim Minorities

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Integration of religion in community health and wellbeing interventions is important for achieving a good life among faith-based populations. In countries hosting Muslim-minorities, however, relatively little is reported in academic literature on processes of faith integration in the development and delivery of interventions. We undertook a review of peer reviewed literature on health and wellbeing interventions with Muslim-minorities, with specific interest on how Islamic principles were incorporated. Major databases were systematically searched and PRISMA guidelines applied in the selection of eligible studies. Twenty-one journal articles met the inclusion criteria. These were coded and analyzed thematically. Study characteristics and themes of religiosity are reported in this review, including the religious tailoring of interventions, content co-creation and delivery design based on the teachings from the Quran and Sunnah, and applicability of intervention structures. We reviewed the philosophical and structural elements echoing the Quran and Islamic principles in the intervention content reported. However, most studies identified that the needs of Muslim communities were often overlooked or compromised. This may be due to levels of religio-cultural knowledge of persons facilitating community health and wellbeing interventions. Our review emphasizes the importance of intellectual apparatus when working in diverse communities, effective communication-strategies, and community consultations when designing interventions with Muslim-minority communities.

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The Use of Prayer in the Management of Pain: A Systematic Review

Cited by 20 publications

References 17 publications

Prayer as a pain intervention: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Prayer as a pain intervention: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Position Statement on Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry: Seven Recommendations

Respect for Religiosity: Review of Faith Integration in Health and Wellbeing Interventions with Muslim Minorities

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