Strength of Religious Faith and Attitude Towards Euthanasia Among Medical Professionals and Opinion Makers
AbstractThe aim of the research was to examine whether the strength of religious faith among health professionals, politicians, journalists and religious leaders in Poland influences their knowledge and attitudes towards the withdrawal of futile care, and euthanasia. The study was carried out using a group of 449 respondents employed in medical professions (nurses, midwives and paramedics), and 142 respondents of non-medical professions (politicians, journalists and clergymen). The method used was a diagnostic survey with an original, anonymous Internet survey, as well as the standardised Santa Clara Strength of Religious ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Medical Practice, the Church and COVID-19
AbstractThis issue ofJORH explores the importance of religion and spirituality in medical practice, as well as research relating to the Church and its clergy, and finally the lingering effects of COVID-19. (Source: Journal of Religion and Health)
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 18, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Investigation of the Relationship Between Religious Attitude and Postpartum Physical and Perineal Pain in Iran
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between religiosity and postpartum physical and perineal pain. The sample size in this cross-sectional study was 101 women giving birth in educational and medical centers of Shiraz, Iran, that was selected by purposive-convenience sampling. Then, a questionnaire was completed for each of them including demographic characteristics, religious attitude, and visual scale of postpartum pain. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. The frequency of the majority of the research population was found at moderate religious attitudes 65.4% (72 individuals). There is a positive and...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Determining the Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Risky Behaviors of Turkish Nursing Students
This study was conducted in a university located in 2022 using the prospective cohort study method. The data were collected from the nursing department students through face-to-face questionnaires. The sa mple of the study consisted of 186 nursing students. The data were obtained using a descriptive information form, which consists of questions regarding the descriptive characteristics of the nursing students, and the risky behaviors form, created by the researchers, to evaluate the effect of fasting during Ramadan on nursing students’ risky behaviors. According to the findings of the research, it has been determined tha...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
“It wasn’t Luck: God Wants me Here for a Reason”: Perceptions of Luck Among US Patients and Its Relationships to Other Factors Among US Patients
AbstractPatients may feel “lucky” or “unlucky” regarding disease, but questions arise about what they mean. Interviews suggest that US patients often invoke luck in trying to understand why diseases occur and treatments succeed/fail, and do so in the context of religious and spiritual beliefs, struggling with whether luck comes from God; and feeling luck is involved at various points, whether good or bad, regarding the whole or just aspects of an illness, and reflecting personal traits or single events. Social contexts can affect these views. These data have critical implications for researchers, physicians, nu rse...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Moral Distress, Moral Resilience, Moral Courage, and Moral Injury Among Nurses in the Philippines During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediation Analysis
AbstractInvestigations about moral resilience and moral courage as mediators between moral distress and moral injury remain underreported among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses (n = 412) from the Philippines were conveniently recruited via social media platforms and completed four self-report scales. The mediation model depicts that moral distress negatively impacts moral resilience and moral courage while positively affecting moral injury. Moral resilience and moral cou rage negatively impact moral injury, whereas moral resilience directly impacts moral courage. Finally, moral resilience and moral courage d...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 13, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Religious Beliefs Shaping Health Care and Transforming Health Concepts: The Case of Shanghai
This study examines the connection between health and religious beliefs in modern Chinese society and builds a model reimagining the conception of health. The study draws on interviews with 108 patients (52 were women and 56 were men) at Huashan Hospital (Shanghai City, China). The survey ran between May 10 and May 14, 2021. More than 50% of female and male respondents reported having religious beliefs. Most acknowledged the crucial role of faith and religious beliefs in overcoming treatment challenges and alleviating patient suffering. The role of faith and religious beliefs in physical/mental treatment and health mainten...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 12, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Group Spiritual Care on Leukemia Patients' Hope and Anxiety in Iran: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study examined the effectiveness of a group spiritual care program on leukemia patients' hope and anxiety. This randomized controlled trial involved 94 leukemia patients hospitalized in the two oncology departments of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Hamadan, Iran. This study was carried out from November 2022 to April 2023. The participants were selected based on the study inclusion criteria using the convenience sampling method then they were randomized to either the experimental (N = 46) or the control group (N = 48). The participants completed the written informed consent form, the demographic information form, ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Spiritual Intelligence as a Coping Strategy to Manage Job Stress for Midwives in Northern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study
This study aimed to explore whether spiritual intelligence could help midwives cope with job-related stress. A cross-sectional study was done with 143 midwives in Babol, Iran. The sampling method was non-random and convenience samples were used. Amram and Dreyer's spiritual intelligence and health and safety executive occupational stress questionnaires were used. The response rate of subjects was 90.51%. Results showed that the most predictors of job stress were total spiritual intelligence (β = 0.507,p = 0.001) and the ratio of midwives to patients on the night shift (β = − 0.224,p = 0.033). High ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 10, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Role of Religion, Spirituality and Social Media in the Journey of Eating Disorders: A Qualitative Exploration of Participants in the “TastelifeUK” Eating Disorder Recovery Programme
This study explores the religious and spiritual aspects of eating disorder recovery and the role of social media in the context of a third sector community-based recovery group in the UK. Four online focus groups explored participant perspectives (17 participants in total) using thematic analysis. The qualitative findings highlight that relational support from God is important in eating disorder recovery and coping, although this can be challenged by spiritual struggles and tensions. Relational support from people is also relevant where it offers a place to share different experiences together giving a sense of community b...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 9, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Experience Sampling Method: A New Way of Assessing Variability of the Emotional Dimensions of Religiosity and Spirituality in a Dutch Psychiatric Population
AbstractReligiosity and spirituality (R/S) are often regarded as being relatively stable over time. The present exploratory experience sampling method (ESM) study aims to assess the variability of threeR/S parameters concerning affective representations of God and spiritual experiences in a psychiatric population. Depressed in- and outpatients self-identifying as being spiritual or religious participated, from two Dutch mental health care institutions. The twenty-eight participants rated momentary affectiveR/S-variables up to 10 times per day over a 6-day period when prompted by a mobile application. All three examinedR/S ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 7, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Interplay Between Workplace Incivility, Religiosity and Well-Being: Insights from Jordan and the United Arab Emirates
This study highlights the contextual applicability and possible extension of the JD-R theory through extending its model to religiosity and well-being of employees in a diverse cultural context in the Middle East. (Source: Journal of Religion and Health)
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Religious Coping and Mental Adjustment to Cancer Among Polish Adolescents
AbstractAdults suffering from chronic illnesses are more likely to look to God for support (positive religious coping; PRC) than to fight against God (negative religious coping; NRC). What about when cancer occurs during adolescence —a period of questioning the worldview and values, and at the same time searching for the sacred? Our study aimed to establish the relationships between PRC, NRC, and mental adjustment to cancer among youth and determine support’s role in these relationships. The study was conducted in Poland an d included 88 adolescent cancer patients who completed the Brief RCOPE and the Mini-MAC. Additio...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
A Proposed Pastoral Response to the Increase in the Number of Suicide Cases in the Philippines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AbstractThis paper aims to provide a pastoral response to the increase in the number of suicides in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper will look into the reasons and statistics related to suicide since there was a sudden spike in number during the pandemic. The See –Discern–Act method is used in this study so that the current social issue will be viewed from the teachings of the Church. First, we will discuss the reports on the cases of mental health issues. This issue has alarmed several professionals that focus on protecting one’s mental health. Second , we will discuss key concepts from the C...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Seeking New Meaning in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Research of Spiritual Issues and Experiences among Students in Turkish Society
Abstract [This abstract has grammatical errors - please check with author]Spirituality is one aspect to consider given the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the number of in-depth qualitative studies on spirituality-related issues and experiences is limited. The present study investigated the spiritual problems and experiences of students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was carried out with 342 Muslim students undertaking a distance education program at a state university in Turkey. The study was carried out using the non-probability sampling method. The data was collected using Qualtrics through a questionnaire cons...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
