The Gap in Mental Health Service Utilization Among United Methodist Clergy with Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms
This study po ints to clergy subgroups to target for an increase in mental health service use. Strategies to support clergy and minimize mental health stigma are needed. (Source: Journal of Religion and Health)
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments
This article considers the contribution of faith-based chaplains who provide holistic pastoral and spiritual care within critical environments such as the military, first responders, and hospitals. The contribution of faith-based chaplains can sometimes be taken for granted or not properly understood, particularly in some Western countries which are currently experiencing a decline in religiosity. Following on from a previous paper regarding chaplaincy utilization (Layson et al.2022), this article presents an alternative argument to the secularist-humanist perspective by noting five ways by which the faith based chaplaincy...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Libyan Healthcare Professionals ’, Patients’ and Caregivers’ Perceptions and Religious Beliefs about Cancer Pain and its Management: A Descriptive Qualitative Study
AbstractCancer pain remains a significant problem worldwide. It is often undertreated and presents in about half of cancer patients. Although several guidelines and pharmacological interventions for cancer pain management (CPM) exist, inadequate assessment and undertreatment of cancer pain are well-documented globally, especially in developing countries, including Libya. Perceptions, cultural and religious beliefs of healthcare professionals (HCP), patients, and caregivers about cancer pain and opioids are reported as barriers to CPM globally. This qualitative descriptive study aimed to explore Libyan HCPs ’, patients’...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
A Reevaluation of the Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ)
AbstractThe 20-item Gomez and Fisher (Personal Individ Differ 35:1975 –1991, 2003) Spiritual Well-Being Questionnaire (SWBQ) is a widely used measure of spiritual well-being. Its theoretical model is a higher-order model with primary factors for personal, communal, environmental, and transcendental well-being, and a secondary global spiritual well-being factor. The current study, conducted in Australia, reevaluated the factor structure of the SWBQ. Unlike previous studies, the current study also used exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) to examine the factor structure of the SWBQ and selected the preferred mod...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
TIMS: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Impact of a Novel Chaplain Facilitated Recorded Interview Placed in the Medical Chart for the Medical Staff in an ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AbstractThe purpose of this study is to examine how a novel intervention known as TIMS, “This is My Story,” impacted clinicians caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. An eight-question survey was administered to MICU staff on their experience with TIMS files for pre- and post-listening reflections. Q ualitative interviews were conducted with 17 staff members who prospectively agreed to participate. A total of 97 pre-listening and 88 post-listening questionnaires were completed. Responses indicated that the audio recording was appropriate...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Effect of Spirituality on Psychological Resilience in Women with Breast Cancer Who Have Received Chemotherapy: A Cross-sectional Study from Turkey
This study was conducted to determine the effect of spirituality on psychological resilience in women with breast cancer who have received chemotherapy. The study was conducted in a chemotherapy unit between April and June 2022. The sample size of the current cross-sectional study consisted of 85 women who have received chemotherapy. For the measuring of spirituality and psychological resilience, the Spirituality Scale (SS) and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), respectively, were completed. In the current study, it was determined that there was a positive weak correlation between the mean SS total score and the mean BRS to...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Association of Prayer Frequency and Maslow ’s Hierarchy of Needs: A Comparative Study of the USA, India and Turkey
This study explores whether Maslow ’s hierarchy of needs and Inglehart’s values paradigm underlies associations between prayer frequency and happiness. Responses from a comparative analysis of wave six from the World Values Survey for India (n = 4078), Turkey (n = 1605) and the USA (n = 2232) were used to examine associations between prayer frequency and happiness. Prayer frequency interacted with Maslow’s model to associate with happiness in India and Turkey. The self-expression variables entirely supplant prayer and are associated with happiness in the USA. The implicati ons are discussed for generatin...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Examining the Relationship of Clergy Distress, Spiritual Well-Being, Stress Management and Irritation to Life Satisfaction among Black Pastors in the USA
This study sought to determine the level of clergy distress and other psychological characteristics of Black pastors and their relationship to life satisfaction through a convenience sample of 2786 Black pastors in historically Black Protestant denominations and nondenominational Black churches. The response rate equaled 10.1% (283/2786) while the survey completion rate equaled 77% (218/283). These 218 Black pastors were serving as either senior pastors (86.3%) or co-pastors (13.7%). This study found clergy distress in Black pastors did not differ based on gender or age but differed by church size and denomination. Clergy ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The CREATION Health Assessment Tool for Patients (CHAT-P): Development & amp; Psychometric Testing
This study develops and tests the psychometric properties of the CREATION Health Assessment Tool for Patients (CHAT-P). A 125-item-bank using a 5-point Likert scale with 1 to 5 rating was generated through focus-groups of clinicians, patients, and healthcare leaders. An expert panel assessed content adequacy, reducing items to 82. Patient survey data (n = 599) from 15 inpatient medical units were randomly divided into two datasets. Exploratory Factor Analysis applied to Dataset 1 resulted in a 7-factor (Choice/Rest/Environment-Interpersonal Relationships/Activity/Trust/Outlook/Nutrition) and 28-item tool with factor lo...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Validation of the Italian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale Among Psychiatric Patients
AbstractSpiritual experience can represent an important aspect of mental health. The purpose of the current study was to validate the Italian version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES-IT) in a population of patients with different psychiatric disorders. It involved 209 patients enrolled in four facilities within t he network of IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli Research Institute in Italy. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) indicated two domains. Internal consistency was very good (Cronbach’s Alpha = .93). Scale stability across time assessed by test-retest reliability showed a good p...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Chaplaincy, Clergy, Prayer, Cancer and Measuring Religion and Health
AbstractThis third issue ofJORH for 2023 revisits a number of themes previously highlighted inJORH, along with the addition of two new themes. SinceJORH ’s first special issue on ‘Chaplaincy’ (JORH, 2022, 61:2), this area of research withinJORH has now flourished, with a total of threeJORH issues now incorporating the allied health discipline of chaplaincy. Two new article collections in thisJORH issue relate to clergy ‘faith leaders’ and research related to ‘prayer.’ This issue also revisits the topic of cancer—a recurrent focus withinJORH which has, over the past six decades, examined nearly every...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Initial Development and Validation of a Brief Scale to Measure Genuine Happiness in the USA
AbstractGenuine happiness can be described as an unlimited, everlasting inner joy and peace undisturbed by external circumstances. The current study proposes a Genuine Happiness Scale (GHS) with four items. The sample consisted of 678 US young adults, with 432 completing the online surveys twice, approximately six weeks apart. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis provided evidence for a unidimensional factor structure of the GHS. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that, after controlling for genuine happiness at baseline, caring for bliss, mindfulness, and compassion predicted genuine happiness approximately...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 27, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments
This article considers the contribution of faith-based chaplains who provide holistic pastoral and spiritual care within critical environments such as the military, first responders, and hospitals. The contribution of faith-based chaplains can sometimes be taken for granted or not properly understood, particularly in some Western countries which are currently experiencing a decline in religiosity. Following on from a previous paper regarding chaplaincy utilization (Layson et al.2022), this article presents an alternative argument to the secularist-humanist perspective by noting five ways by which the faith based chaplaincy...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 27, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Validation of the Italian Version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale Among Psychiatric Patients
AbstractSpiritual experience can represent an important aspect of mental health. The purpose of the current study was to validate the Italian version of the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES-IT) in a population of patients with different psychiatric disorders. It involved 209 patients enrolled in four facilities within t he network of IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli Research Institute in Italy. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) indicated two domains. Internal consistency was very good (Cronbach’s Alpha = .93). Scale stability across time assessed by test-retest reliability showed a good p...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 27, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Stress Responses Among Individuals with Spiritual Struggles in Hungary: An Experimental Study
AbstractIndividuals with a Religious or Spiritual Problem (RSP), as defined in the DSM-5, experience distress associated with faith-related moral dilemmas, existential meaning, and transpersonal attitudes toward other people. It is unclear whether a RSP reflects a generally heightened stress reactivity or whether the stres s response is confined to religious and spiritual contexts. To elucidate this issue, we measured behavioral and physiological responses during social-evaluative stress (public speaking—Trier Social Stress Test) and in religious/spiritual contexts (Bible reading and listening to sacred music) in 35 i...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 25, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
