Category Archive for: "spirituality"

Religious and Spiritual Coping and Risk of Incident Hypertension in the Black Women’s Health Study

November 24, 2018 religiosity, spirituality

BACKGROUND: The few studies of the relationship between religion and/or spirituality (R/S) and hypertension are conflicting. We hypothesized that R/S may reduce the risk of hypertension by [...]
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Correlation between religiosity, spirituality and quality of life in adolescents with and without cleft lip and palate.

November 24, 2018 quality of life, religiosity, spirituality

OBJECTIVE: to correlate spirituality and religiosity with quality of life of adolescents with and without cleft lip and palate. METHODS: cross-sectional and correlational study involving two [...]
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Spirituality in Occupational Therapy Practice According to New Graduates

November 24, 2018 spirituality

Occupational therapy practitioners consider spirituality to be significant in affecting the process and outcome of occupational therapy; however, many therapists voice confusion and concern about [...]
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What Spirituality Means for Patients and Families in Health Care

November 24, 2018 spirituality

This research focuses on the spiritual care experiences of patients and families at a hospital in Australia. Twenty-four patients and 10 family members were interviewed. Results indicate the [...]
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Religion, spirituality, and physical health in cancer patients: A meta-analysis

September 29, 2018 physical health, religion, spirituality

Although religion/spirituality (R/S) is important in its own right for many cancer patients, a large body of research has examined whether R/S is also associated with better physical health [...]
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