“God loves me no matter how I am”: a phenomenological analysis of the religious and spiritual experiences of HIV-infected African-American women with depression

Himelhoch, Seth; Njie-Carr, Veronica

doi:10.1080/13674676.2016.1138934

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“…Specifically, aspects of religion and spirituality are frequently cited as both sources of support and mechanisms for coping. 16,29,75,76 Findings are also consistent with Chaudoir et al's (2012) study of racially diverse men and women living with HIV in Alabama, in which spiritual peace buffered the effects of HIV-related stigma on depression. 77 Though spiritual peace may be considered distinct from religiosity as measured in the current study, the similar trends highlight the therapeutic potential for religion and spirituality-related resilience resources in the context of HIV-related stigma.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…26 For African-American women living with HIV who experience HIV-related stigma, there is evidence that religiosity, social support, and ethnic identity may be resilience resources; that is, these resources may buffer the negative effects of HIV-related stigma on poor psychosocial outcomes such as depression. [29][30][31] Religiosity is a multidimensional construct with varying defintions. 32,33 Here, we use religiosity to refer to formal and informal participation in religious activities (e.g., attending religious ceremonies or engaging in private prayer).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…16 Additionally, African-American women living with HIV have indicated that spiritual practice enhances their clinical care, 41 and supporting a spiritual practice may be important when addressing depression in this population. 29 Social support is another potential resilience resource for African-American women living with HIV. Throughout the HIV epidemic, greater social support has been consistently associated with lower HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV (PLWH).…”

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Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Lipira

Williams

Nevin

et al. 2019

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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Introduction: African-American women living with HIV report substantial HIV-related stigma and depression. Resilience resources are strength-based resources that may moderate the effects of HIV-related stigma on poor psychosocial outcomes such as depression. Objective: To evaluate whether religiosity, social support and ethnic identity moderate the effects of HIV-related stigma on depression among African-American women living with HIV. Methods: We used baseline data (5/2013-10/2015) from a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of an HIV-related stigma reduction intervention among African-American women living with HIV in Chicago, IL and Birmingham, AL who were >18 years old and currently receiving HIV services. To assess whether religiosity (7-item Religious Beliefs and Behaviors survey, RBB), social support (select subscales from the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey, MOS-SSS), and ethnic identity (Commitment subscale from the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, MEIM-R) modified the relationship between HIV-related stigma (Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness, SSCI) and depression (8-item Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-8), we conducted three separate moderation analyses using linear regression with interactions between HIV-related stigma and each moderator of interest, adjusted for study site, age, time since diagnosis, and education. Results: Among 226 African-American women living with HIV, greater levels of HIV-related stigma were associated with greater depression in all three models (p < 0.05). Only religiosity modified this association (p = 0.04), with a weaker association among women reporting higher levels of religiosity. Conclusions: The protective effects of religiosity may be leveraged in interventions for African-American women living with HIV struggling with HIV-related stigma.

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Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Lipira

Williams

Nevin

et al. 2019

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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“…Dalam studi ini, partisipan berhasil mengungkapkan pengalaman bersyukur yang berkaitan dengan hal-hal yang bersifat spiritual dan religius. Dalam literatur ilmiah, definisi aspek spiritual dan religius terkadang digunakan secara bersamaan atau memiliki makna yang relatif serupa (Himelhoch & Njie-Carr, 2016). Akan tetapi, untuk memperoleh insight yang lebih spesifik, studi ini akan menggunakan dua terminologi tersebut sebagai definisi yang memiliki makna yang berbeda.…”

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“…Spiritualitas mengacu pada pengalaman dan perasaan internal individu yang bersifat transendens atau supranatural. Religiusitas memiliki makna yang serupa, namun bersifat spesifik atau dibatasi oleh praktek dan ritual yang telah disepakati atau ditentukan oleh doktrin maupun institusi agama yang berkaitan (Himelhoch & Njie-Carr, 2016). Dalam studi ini, contoh rasa syukur yang diungkapkan yang berkaitan dengan hal-hal di atas adalah, "Pagi ini disyukuri dengan berterimakasih kepada Sang Pencipta karena masih diberikan umur bisa menikmati matahari pagi.…”

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Penerapan Gratitude Journal Untuk Menurunkan Gejala Depresif Pada Penderita Kanker: Studi Dengan Ecological Momentary Assessment

2019

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Kanker adalah sebuah masalah medis serius yang memiliki dampak yang signifikan terhadap kualitas hidup penderita secara holistik, termasuk masalah kejiwaan yang mengarah pada gejala depresif. Negative inferential style, yakni sebuah gaya pikir yang cenderung memproses peristiwa hidup secara lebih negatif dari biasanya, diduga sebagai salah satu faktor yang memicu penderita kanker untuk mengembangkan gejala depresif. Studi ini bertujuan untuk memeriksa penerapan intervensi yang berfokus pada aspek kognitif individu dalam bentuk aktivitas gratitude journal untuk mengurangi gejala depresif partisipan. Penelitian ini juga menggunakan ecological momentary assessment untuk memeriksa fluktuasi mood depresif dalam partisipan. Enam partisipan wanita dengan berusia antara 35 sampai 56 tahun (x̅ = 44.83) dengan diagnosis kanker dan gejala depresif (skor BDI-II > 0) direkrut dan menyelesaikan aktivitas gratitude journal selama dua minggu. Uji statistik non-parametrik Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test dan Kruskall-Wallis Test dilakukan untuk menganalisis data. Studi ini juga melakukan analisis tematik dalam bentuk coding untuk menemukan protective factors terhadap depresi yang terkandung dalam gratitude journal. Studi ini tidak menemukan perbedaan bermakna pada skor pretest-posttest trait gratitude, namun menemukan penurunan skor yang signifikan pada gejala depresif. Terakhir, peneliti tidak menemukan adanya perbedaan bermakna dalam gejala depresif pada tiga kondisi waktu yang berbeda. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa gratitude journal dapat digunakan sebagai jenis intervensi yang dapat mendampingi intervensi lain karena karakteristik aktivitasnya yang sederhana. Akan tetapi, masih dibutuhkan penelitian lebih lanjut yang memeriksa penerapan gratitude journal terhadap penderita depresi klinis sebelum konklusi mengenai efektivitas dari aktivitas gratitude journal dapat ditegakkan. Cancer is a group of medical diseases that has detrimental impacts on the sufferers’ quality of life holistically, which includes psychological issues that may lead them to heightened depressive symptoms. Negative inferential style, defined as the tendency to interpret or attribute negative life events in maladaptive ways, has been suggested to be a risk factor contributing to the development of depressive symptoms. The current study aimed to investigate the application of cognitive-based intervention in the form of gratitude journal to reduce depressive symptoms. In addition, the study was designed to explore the fluctuative depressive mood among cancer sufferers by utilizing ecological momentary assessment. Six partisipants with age range from 35 to 56 years old (x̅ = 44.83), with cancer diagnosis and depressive symptoms (BDI-II > 0) were recruited and completed gratitude journal activity for two weeks. Non-parametric statistical analyses in the form of Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Kruskall-Wallis Test were conducted to analyse the data. Findings showed no significant differences between gratitude trait pretest-posttest scores. In contrast, there were significant differences among depressive scores, indicating that the intervention helps to reduce depressive symptoms among cancer sufferers. It was further revealed that the analyses failed to find significant depressive symptoms’ differences among three different time points. The findings suggest that gratitude journal can be used as an effective side-intervention that complements other type of intervention to reduce depressive symptoms due to its “easy-to-do” nature. However, future research is necessary to establish its efficacy to treat individuals with more serious depressive symptoms.

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A mixed-methods exploration of faith, spirituality, and health program interest among older African Americans with HIV

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“God loves me no matter how I am”: a phenomenological analysis of the religious and spiritual experiences of HIV-infected African-American women with depression

Cited by 9 publications

References 39 publications

Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Religiosity, Social Support, and Ethnic Identity: Exploring “Resilience Resources” for African-American Women Experiencing HIV-Related Stigma

Penerapan Gratitude Journal Untuk Menurunkan Gejala Depresif Pada Penderita Kanker: Studi Dengan Ecological Momentary Assessment

A mixed-methods exploration of faith, spirituality, and health program interest among older African Americans with HIV

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