Tag: Religion
Pharmacists Should Counsel Patients Fasting for Ramadan
Pharmacists can suggest adjustments for meds taken several times per day, those affected by food intake
Engaging Muslim Women May Up Odds of Mammogram
Significant increase in self-reported likelihood of obtaining mammogram following intervention
Strong Religious Beliefs May Be Linked to Higher Weight
Some health behaviors, psychosocial factors mediate religion-weight relationship
Spiritual Experiences Appear to Affect Neural Reward Circuits
Nucleus accumbens, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and frontal attentional regions also affected
Religious Service Attendance May Lower Suicide Risk in Women
Going to services at least once a week appears to reduce the odds five-fold
Religious Service Attendance May Affect Mortality Among Women
Regular service attendees were one-third less likely to die over 20-year period
Picture-Guided Cards Can Help Chaplains Provide Spiritual Care
Intervention may reduce anxiety in mechanically ventilated adults in intensive care
Many Americans Turn to ‘Laying on of Hands’ to Promote Healing
And, nearly nine out of 10 have asked for divine intervention for someone else
Attachment to God Linked to Improved Worker Contentment
Secure attachment to God correlates with affective organizational commitment, job satisfaction
Negative Spiritual Belief Linked to Worse Health Outcomes
Link seen for individuals with heterogeneous health conditions, regardless of positive spiritual beliefs
