Religious involvement and physical and emotional functioning among African Americans: The mediating role of religious support

Holt, Cheryl L.; Wang, Min Qi; Clark, Eddie M.; Williams, Beverly Rosa; Schulz, Emily

doi:10.1080/08870446.2012.717624

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“…This result is the same as that in other studies (Nelson et al, 2009;Holt et al, 2011;Kandasamy et al, 2011); religion belief may provide a protective effect against depression. In the clinical setting, we observed that patients often look for a Buddhist temple or prayed to God for help.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…A study by Kandasamy et al (2011) showed that depression was negatively correlated with spiritual well-being in patients in India with advanced cancer. The religious behavior of African American and white patients with colorectal and lung cancers were negatively associated with depressive symptoms; and in 64% of white patients, religious behavior was negatively associated with depressive symptoms (Holt et al, 2011). There was a mild negative correlation between intrinsic religiosity and depression, but a strong negative association between spirituality and depression as reported by 367 American men with prostate cancer (Nelson et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 93%

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Depression and Predictors in Taiwanese Survivors with Oral Cancer

Chen

Huang²,

Lin³

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Depression is a comorbid disabling problem and potentially affects patient likelihood of survival. The aims of this study were to recognize the characteristics of depression and investigate associated predictor factors in patients with oral cancers. Methods: A cross-sectional and correlational design was used to collect data for this study conducted in northern Taiwan. A set of questionnaires was used to measure depression, symptom distress, performance status, social support, and demographic and disease-related information. Logistic regression was conducted to determine important factors predicting depression. Results: A total of 132 oral cancer patients participated in this study. Of these, 18.2% were identified as depression cases. The patient average performance status score was 90 or higher. Patients reported mild-to-moderate levels of symptom distress. The majority of social support was from families. Religious belief, alcohol use, symptom distress, and social support from family were found to be important factors predicting depression. Patients with religious belief with alcohol use reported greater symptom distress, and those with lower levels of social support from families were significantly more likely to develop depression. Conclusions: Clinicians should assess patient emotional status and manage symptoms in a timely manner to enhance coping abilities. Supportive care provides assurance during the acute survivor phase.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 93%

Depression and Predictors in Taiwanese Survivors with Oral Cancer

Chen

Huang²,

Lin³

2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Given the salience of control constructs in religion-health research (Hayward & Krause, 2013;Holt et al, 2013), it is plausible that spiritual health locus of control will play a moderating role with religious involvement dimensions as related to health behaviors. This is an idea untested in previous research.…”

Section: Religious Involvement and Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, in national samples of African Americans, religious support mediated the relationship between religious behaviors and emotional functioning and depressive symptoms in African Americans (Holt et al, 2013), and in another sample the impact of religiosity on distress was mediated by congregational support (Jang & Johnson, 2004). With regard to the interaction with active spiritual health locus of control, perhaps without the grounding and support provided by a religious community, African American women are using active spiritual health locus of control beliefs as a mechanism for coping with stress or life events, along with heavy alcohol use.…”

Section: The Importance Of Faith Communities For African American Womenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

Holt

Roth

Huang

et al. 2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Spiritual health locus of control reflects a person's beliefs about the role of a higher power in one's health and can take an active or a passive perspective. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of active and passive spiritual health locus of control beliefs on select health risk behaviors-alcohol use and smoking-in a national sample of African Americans. Method: A national U.S. probability sample of study participants (N = 2,370; 906 men; 1,464 women) completed a telephone survey assessing religious involvement, active and passive spiritual health locus of control beliefs, and alcohol consumption and smoking status. Because of previous research suggesting gender-specific associations among these variables, moderation analyses were conducted separately for men and women. Results: For women, higher religious behaviors were associated with less alcohol use, and this effect was more pronounced among those high in active spiritual health locus of control. For men, the combination of lower religious beliefs and higher passive spiritual health locus of control was associated with more alcohol consumption and more days of consuming five or more alcoholic drinks. No moderation effects were found for smoking. Conclusions: This study identified unique patterns of religious involvement and spiritual health locus of control beliefs that are associated with alcohol use, including heavy drinking, among African Americans. These findings have implications for pastoral counseling and other faith-based approaches for addressing heavy drinking in African Americans. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 76, 482-492, 2015)

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“…For example, multiple studies have found the church provides social capital, which contributed to emotional functioning and less depressive symptoms in the African-American community. [4][5][6][7] Additionally, in India, Gupta, Avasthi, and Kumar 8 found that there was a positive effect of providing religious elements in the treatment of depression. There are longitudinal studies that support these cross-sectional findings.…”

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confidence: 99%

Our family portrait: the church as a model of social support

Ngenye

2018

Qual Res Med Healthc

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The church means many things to many people. Some would describe it as a culture, network, organization, or family. The purpose of this study is to understand of the role of the church in providing social support to individual church members and to uncover meanings prescribed by individuals about the nature of social support in the church. I analyze the context in which church practices are embedded, the processes of creating social support, and the meanings of church-related activities and gatherings that contribute to social support. The study examines how the health-related needs of church members are not only physiological but also accounted for in emotional, psychological and social terms. By using metaphor as a framework for interpretation of members' meanings, my analysis of social support is broadened to include religious contexts. This study adds to growing literature on the connection between religion, communication and health.

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Religious involvement and physical and emotional functioning among African Americans: The mediating role of religious support

Abstract: Implications for faith-based health promotion interventions are discussed.

Cited by 55 publications

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Depression and Predictors in Taiwanese Survivors with Oral Cancer

Depression and Predictors in Taiwanese Survivors with Oral Cancer

Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

Our family portrait: the church as a model of social support

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