Nurses, Clergy, Chaplains, Parkinson ’s Disease, Workplace Religiosity, Women’s Health and Family Issues
AbstractThis issue ofJORH explores a broad range of topics looking at the professions of nursing, clergy and chaplains. This issue also concludes the series on Parkinson’s disease (Part 2), and for the first time,JORH presents a collation of articles relating to workplace religiosity. Finally, this issue revisits the topics of women ’s health and family issues in relation to religiosity and spirituality. (Source: Journal of Religion and Health)
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Spirituality, Organizational Gratefulness, and Well-Being Among Polish Workers
This study aimed to verify the proposed mechanisms that underlie employees’ spirituality, stress at work, and life satisfaction, and the role of gratitude toward the organization in these relationships. It was assumed that employees’ spirituality is indirectly related to stress at work via gratitude toward the organization. In turn, gratitude toward the organization is directly and indirectly related to life satisfaction through stress at work. The study encompassed 754 individuals working in differ ent companies in Poland. In a sample of women, both spirituality dimensions were indirectly related to stress at work and...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Adverse Effects of Meditation: Autonomic Nervous System Activation and Individual Nauseous Responses During Samadhi Meditation in the Czech Republic
AbstractBuddhist meditation practices, including Samadhi meditation, which forms the basis for mindfulness practice, are broadly promoted as pathways to wellbeing, but evidence of their adverse effects is emerging. In a single-group observational study with assessments of autonomic system before, during, and after Samadhi meditation, we explore the relationship between post-meditation nausea symptoms and the degree of change in autonomic system activity during meditation as compared to before and after in 57 university students (42 women; mean age = 22.6) without any previous experience in meditation or yoga practices...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Do Religion and Spirituality Buffer the Effect of Childhood Trauma on Depressive Symptoms? Examination of a South Asian Cohort from the USA
AbstractAsian Americans have been identified as a racial group that is disproportionately affected by childhood trauma. The goal of this study was to assess if religion/spirituality moderate the effects of childhood trauma on adult depressive symptoms among a sample of South Asians in the USA. Our analysis drew from the study on stress, spirituality, and health (SSSH) questionnaire fielded in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study (n = 990) during 2016–2018. A series of regression models with multiplicative interaction terms were conducted. Emotional neglect, emotional ab...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Grey Zone Healers and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chechnya, Russia
AbstractThe Chechen authorities ’ focus upon population health is enacted both through the principles of Islamic medicine and approved biomedical practices. Any healing practices beyond these domains are met with deep suspicion. Practitioners of unofficial complementary and alternative medicine healers may abruptly find themselv es regarded as enemies of the state. In light of this precarious circumstance, it becomes pertinent to inquire: How do these healers employ their daily tactics to negotiate the intricate power dynamics between the formidable state apparatus and the established biomedical order? Drawing from our m...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Construction and Validation of the Belief in Divine Retribution Scale for Pakistani Muslims
AbstractThe purpose of the study was to construct and validate a Belief in Divine Retribution Scale for the Pakistani Muslim population. The process of construction and validation was completed by following standardized guidelines for scale construction (Boateng et al., 2018). The present study was carried out in four phases. In phase I, the task of item generation was completed through literature review and interviews (inductive and deductive approaches). Phase II aimed at exploration of factor structure. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out on a sample of seven hundred Muslim participants. Data for EFA were collec...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Determinants of Negative and Positive Consequences of Indirect Exposure to Trauma in Polish Nuns Caring for Disabled People: The Role of Spirituality and Optimistic Life Attitude
AbstractProfessionals working with people after traumatic experiences are indirectly exposed to the consequences of trauma. The aim of the study was to establish the role of spirituality and optimism in the occurrence of secondary traumatic stress and growth among 104 Polish Catholic nuns caring for people with a disability. The study used 4 standard measurement tools. A multidimensional analysis identified four types of consequences. Nuns caring for people with disabilities are as vulnerable to secondary traumatization as other professionals working with traumatized people, but they are more likel y to experience posit...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Spiritually Based Interventions for High Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
AbstractThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of spiritually based interventions on blood pressure (BP) among adults. A systematic search was performed using the PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases to identify studies evaluating spiritual interventions, including meditation, transcendental meditation, mindfulness meditation, and yoga, for high BP among adults up to January 1, 2022. The inclusion criteria were (a) randomized controlled trials (RCTs), (b) studies in English or Persian, (c) studies conducted among adults ( ≥ 18 years), and (d) studies reporting systolic or diasto...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Role of Spirituality in Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review
AbstractAlthough several studies have analyzed the effects of spirituality on stroke survivors ’ physical functioning and their caregiver’s outcomes, no systematic review or meta-synthesis was found to identify the lived experiences of stroke survivors and caregivers regarding spirituality. For these reasons, this study aimed to analyze quantitively and qualitatively research relating to stroke survivors’ and caregivers’ experiences. The included studies were RCT studies, quasi-experimental studies, qualitative, descriptive, ethnographic, and phenomenological studies, and cross-sectional studies (n = 37), with ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Spiritually Based Interventions for High Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
AbstractThis systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of spiritually based interventions on blood pressure (BP) among adults. A systematic search was performed using the PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases to identify studies evaluating spiritual interventions, including meditation, transcendental meditation, mindfulness meditation, and yoga, for high BP among adults up to January 1, 2022. The inclusion criteria were (a) randomized controlled trials (RCTs), (b) studies in English or Persian, (c) studies conducted among adults ( ≥ 18 years), and (d) studies reporting systolic or diasto...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
The Role of Spirituality in Stroke Survivors and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review
AbstractAlthough several studies have analyzed the effects of spirituality on stroke survivors ’ physical functioning and their caregiver’s outcomes, no systematic review or meta-synthesis was found to identify the lived experiences of stroke survivors and caregivers regarding spirituality. For these reasons, this study aimed to analyze quantitively and qualitatively research relating to stroke survivors’ and caregivers’ experiences. The included studies were RCT studies, quasi-experimental studies, qualitative, descriptive, ethnographic, and phenomenological studies, and cross-sectional studies (n = 37), with ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
Ecospirituality and Health: A Systematic Review
AbstractEnvironmental changes are affecting human health. A renewal of the way we understand and relate to the planet is needed. Ecospirituality brings together the terms spirituality and environment and is born as a means of solution to this dilemma. This systematic review aimed to find out the influence of ecospirituality on global health. A search of scientific literature was carried out in the main health science databases. A review was conducted to critically evaluate the studies that identified relevant ecospiritual aspects regarding health care for communities. After a systematic search and screening, and following ...
Source: Journal of Religion and Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
