Association Between Religiosity, Depression, and Anxiety Among Moroccan Cancer Patients

Elkhalloufi, Fahd; Boutayeb, Saber; Alaoui, Youssef El; Zakkouri, F. A.; Jaouhari, Mounia El; Errihani, Hassan

doi:10.1007/s10943-022-01538-0

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“…Associating religiosity with mortality and physical health has been studied across different cultures, geographies, and sex (Hill et al, 2020;Nicholson et al, 2009;Oman et al, 2002;Seybold & Hill, 2001;Zimmer et al, 2020). One's religiosity may also be a potent variable (with mixed negative and positive associations) in diseases related to mortality, such as cancer (e.g., Almaraz et al, 2022;Elkhalloufi et al, 2022;Fradelos et al, 2018;Kugbey et al, 2020;Moorman et al, 2019;Thun e-Boyle et al, 2006;Thygesen et al, 2012;Van Ness et al, 2003) and cardiovascular disease (Brewer et al, 2022;Elhag et al, 2022;Seybold & Hill, 2001;Svensson et al, 2020). Factors associated with religiosity that may negatively affect mortality include delaying diagnosis of cancer (Moorman et al, 2019) and a reliance on an external locus of control (believing God controls health; Kinney et al, 2002), whereas the context of religious service attendance may have a positive effect on mortality (Bruce et al, 2022) Relatedly, one religious practice, fasting during Ramadan, has been shown to improve some aspects of the cardiovascular system (lipid profile, oxidative stress; Ahmed et al, 2022;Al-Shafei, 2014;Naz et al, 2022), although fasting is not recommended for all individuals due to some health concerns (Malinowski et al, 2019).…”

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Religiosity, Spirituality, Healthcare, and Aphasia Rehabilitation

Laures-Gore,

Griffey

2023

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Awareness of the intersectionality of a person's religious and spiritual belief system with their mental and physical health is slowly being elevated within the Western healthcare system. There are many opportunities for better understanding and incorporation of religious and spiritual beliefs into aphasia rehabilitation. To extend the recognition of religion and spirituality's importance in healthcare to persons living with post-stroke aphasia while emphasizing the diversity of beliefs, the current article seeks to provide a brief overview of the global religions; explain the intersection of religion, spirituality, and health; review the existing literature in the area of aphasia and religion, spirituality, and spiritual care; discuss the clinical importance and implications of religion and spirituality; and finally, lay out a forward view of the direction this area of exploration may take within aphasiology.

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Religiosity, Spirituality, Healthcare, and Aphasia Rehabilitation

Laures-Gore,

Griffey

2023

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“…General religiosity is typically associated with more positive and fewer negative mental health outcomes (Hoogeveen et al 2022;Koenig 2009;Smith et al 2003). In addition, religious and spiritual beliefs can be especially important in coping with disease uncertainty and chronic or terminal illness (Elkhalloufi et al 2022;Ferreira-Valente et al 2019;Mazhari et al 2021;Pan et al 2022). Indeed, prayers increased across cultures during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic (Bentzen 2021;Pew Research Center 2021).…”

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Disappointment with and Uncertainty about God Predict Heightened COVID-19 Anxiety among Persian Muslims

Saraei

Johnson

2023

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Religiosity is often associated with positive mental health outcomes. Religiosity may also mitigate COVID-19 concerns. In a sample of 553 Persian-speaking Muslims, we investigated the extent to which specific beliefs about God (Allah) were associated with four negative mental health outcomes: depression, anxiety, stress, and COVID-19 anxiety. Consistent with the results of English-speaking samples, we found that religiosity, belief in God’s benevolence, psychological closeness to God, and positive attitudes toward God were negatively correlated with depression, stress, and anxiety yet uncorrelated with COVID-19 anxiety. Belief in God’s authoritarian attributes was positively correlated with depression, stress, and anxiety yet, again, uncorrelated with COVID-19 anxiety. In contrast, uncertainty about God’s attributes and negative attitudes toward God were positive predictors of COVID-19 anxiety, even after controlling for general religiosity, depression, stress, anxiety, and sex. We conclude that, whereas religiosity and belief in God had very little influence, uncertainty about and disappointment with God were likely associated with greater anxiety about COVID-19.

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