Prayer Attendance and General Health in the Iranian Adult Urban Population

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the relationship between prayer attendance and general health among adult urban population in Iran. A total of 470 males older than 17 years, chosen by multistage sampling, were investigated. The results showed that people who did not perform prayers compared to those who said prayers on time and performed Nafilahs (supererogatory prayers) were 2.87 (OR 2.87, 95 % CI 1.23-6.70, p = 0.015) times at risk of general health problems. In conclusion, the findings show that increasing the degree of people's belief in prayer can lead to improve general health.

Explaining the Process of Spiritual healing of Critically-ill Patients: A Grounded Theory Study

“…The Muslims pray in times of crisis and even in the Shia School of thought, patients receive healing by resorting to infallible Imams (14). The word "prayer" has been mentioned 200 times in the Quran for people to ask God and pray for their problems (33)(34). The last category of this study was doubt to certainty.…”

Relationship of Attitude and Practical Commitment to Prayer with Interpersonal Communication Skills in Students

“…The literature review shows that no research has been dedicated to examining the relationship of attitude and practical commitment to prayer with interpersonal skills. However, previous studies have examined other similar relationships, such as the relationship of attitude and practical commitment to prayer with the dimensions of responsibility (16), between the act of saying prayer and students' general health (17), and between prayer and health behaviors (18).…”

“…and 'To what extent can the practical attitude and commitment to prayer predict interpersonal skills in students?' Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship of attitude and practical commitment to prayer with interpersonal communication skills (e.g., responsibility) (19), as well as the relationship between prayer and an individual's general health (16) due to the lack of studies performed in this domain. The results of this study can be used in designing and implementing educational interventions to increase students' interpersonal skills and improve their attitude and commitment to prayer.…”