{"title":"Assessing the Power of the HEXACO to Predict Professional Burnout Among Catholic Priests in Italy.","authors":"Giuseppe Crea, Leslie J Francis, Ursula McKenna","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02202-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02202-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study tests the application of the HEXACO among Catholic priests and the power of this six factor model of personality to predict scores on the Francis Burnout Inventory among priests. Data provided by 264 priests serving in Italy lead to two conclusions. In this population three of the six scales of the HEXACO failed to display adequate levels of internal consistency reliability (emotionality, agreeableness, openness to experience). High scores of extraversion and conscientiousness predicted higher scores of satisfaction in ministry. Low scores of extraversion, conscientiousness, and honesty and humility predicted higher scores of emotional exhaustion in ministry. The role of the honesty and humility factor in predicting negative affect but not positive affect supports the balanced affect model of professional burnout that views positive and negative affect as partly independent systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142910840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding and Addressing Morally Injurious Events of Healthcare Chaplains in Texas: Insights for Health and Well-Being.","authors":"Sophia Fantus, Rebecca Cole, Timothy J Usset, Lataya Hawkins","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02228-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02228-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Healthcare chaplains may be at heightened risk of encountering potentially morally injurious events. The purpose of the current study was to explore potentially morally injurious events for healthcare chaplains and to identify strategies to enhance health and well-being. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with healthcare chaplains (n = 26) across Texas. Participants were recruited across social media, professional listservs, and word of mouth. Textual data were coded and analyzed in conjunction with directed content analysis. Findings suggest that healthcare chaplains encounter morally injurious events that are rooted in acts of omission and commission, witnessing moral transgressions, and betrayal in the workplace. Interventions include dialog with colleagues and supervisors, collaborative and transparent communication, education, and empowerment and advocacy. The study's findings have implications for interdisciplinary care teams, hospital leadership, and professional associations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142910949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel T Kim, Tyler J Ostrowski, Cindy M A Geppert
{"title":"Why Study Religion and Spirituality in Bioethics? Results of a Survey of Courses in Graduate Bioethics Programs in the USA.","authors":"Daniel T Kim, Tyler J Ostrowski, Cindy M A Geppert","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02201-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02201-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The critical relevance and importance of considering religion and spirituality (R/S) in academic and public discourse on bioethical issues and in the illness experiences of patients and families is difficult to deny. Yet, little is known about the nature and scope of R/S education in graduate bioethics training. We therefore conducted a literature review and survey of bioethics programs in the USA and a content analysis of relevant syllabi of courses. In this article, we identify the core didactic components of existing offerings, characterize their curricular trends, and consider the implications of our findings. We propose a new critical humanist approach to the study of R/S in bioethics to both expand and enhance more established pedagogies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142910958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relationship of Religious Coping with Psychological Well-being, Psychological Resilience, and Grief Severity in Women Who Had Experienced Perinatal Loss in Türkiye.","authors":"Kevser Altuner, Seyhan Çankaya","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02240-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02240-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious coping strategies and three key variables: psychological well-being, psychological resilience, and grief intensity, in a sample of women who had experienced perinatal loss. The study was designed as a descriptive and correlational study. The study was completed by reaching 208 (approximately 68.1%) of the 305 women who experienced perinatal loss. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Religious Coping Scale, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Psychological Resilience Scale, and the Perinatal Grief Scale. Bivariate analysis revealed a positive relationship of positive religious coping with psychological well-being and psychological resilience. Conversely, a negative relationship was found with perinatal grief and its sub-dimensions (p < 0.001). Furthermore, while there was negative correlation between women's negative religious coping and psychological well-being (p < 0.001), there was positive correlation between the total scale score of perinatal grief (p = 0.034) and its subscale, difficulty in coping (p = 0.003). Concurrently, the regression analysis revealed that positive religious coping was a significant predictor of enhanced psychological well-being and resilience in women, while concurrently mitigating perinatal grief (F = 281.515, p < 0.001). The study revealed that religious coping strategies employed by women who had experienced perinatal loss led to an enhancement in their psychological well-being and resilience, as well as a favorable impact on their ability to cope with perinatal grief.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142910842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Mediating Role of Meaning and Purpose in Life in the Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults in Türkiye.","authors":"Yasemin Çekiç, Tuba Yılmaz Bulut, Mesiya Aydın","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02231-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02231-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and spiritual well-being in older adults, with a particular focus on the mediating role of meaning and purpose of life in this relationship. This research used a correlational and cross-sectional design and was conducted with 148 older adults between May and August 2023. Data were collected face-to-face using a personal information form, the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (short form), the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Meaning and Purpose of Life Scale. The mean age of the participants in the study was 75.69 years. Initial analysis revealed that the transcendence, anomie, and harmony with nature sub-factors of the Spiritual Well-being Scale explained depressive symptoms at a rate of 50.4%. However, when meaning and purpose in life were included in the model as a mediator variable, the explained variance ratio increased to 63.0%. In the SEM testing, it was found that meaning and purpose in life fully mediated the correlation between the anomie, the sub-factor of the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and depressive symptoms. These findings suggest that healthcare providers should incorporate interventions aimed at reducing anomie, improving harmony with nature, and fostering a sense of meaning and purpose in life, as part of early intervention and preventive measures to mitigate depressive symptoms and promote mental health in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142910841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"You Think We are in the Stone Age, but We Have Already Made Progress-Where are You?\": A Qualitative Study of Ultra-orthodox Women's Telemedicine Service Usage in Israel.","authors":"Irit Chudner, Anat Drach-Zahavy, Batya Madjar, Leah Gelman, Sonia Habib","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02212-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02212-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study explores Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women's attitudes toward video-consultation usage in Israeli primary care settings. In-depth interviews were conducted with twenty-two women from diverse Ultra-Orthodox communities in Israel, using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Despite traditionally limited digital tool usage, participants showed readiness for video-consultations' adoption through dedicated 'kosher' medical devices. Key motivations included after-hours accessibility, convenience, and privacy, while barriers involved cultural stigma and technology concerns. Healthcare organizations should develop dedicated telemedicine devices aligned with religious values, offering insights for implementing culturally sensitive services for religious minority groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142903892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Dolores Fernández-Pascual, Abilio Reig-Ferrer, Ana M Santos-Ruiz, Laura Martínez-Rodríguez
{"title":"Spirituality in Managing Perceived Stress and Promoting Self-Care: A Descriptive Study on Nursing Students in Spain.","authors":"M Dolores Fernández-Pascual, Abilio Reig-Ferrer, Ana M Santos-Ruiz, Laura Martínez-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02232-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02232-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The relationship between spirituality, perceived stress, and self-care was examined in a sample of 515 nursing students in Spain. Using the perceived stress scale (PSS), the professional self-care scale (PSCS), and the spirituality questionnaire (MiLS-sp/sf), the findings indicated that higher spirituality, particularly through inner peace and faith, was linked to reduced stress and enhanced self-care across physical, inner, and social dimensions. However, the inner self-care dimension was the least developed, suggesting that essential emotional, spiritual, and psychological needs were neglected. This result highlights the necessity for a comprehensive self-care model that empowers students to create personalised strategies to enhance their inner and spiritual self-care. It is essential that these findings give rise to practical applications in order to promote the well-being and professional effectiveness of nursing students.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivan Efreaim A Gozum, Chastene Christopher D Flake
{"title":"Human Dignity and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Basis for a Catholic Ethics on AI.","authors":"Ivan Efreaim A Gozum, Chastene Christopher D Flake","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02206-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02206-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has caught the attention of the world as it challenges the status quo on human operations. As AI has dramatically impacted education, healthcare, industry, and economics, a Catholic ethical study of human dignity in the context of AI in healthcare is presented in this article. The debates regarding whether AI will usher well or doom the dignity of humankind are occasioned by increasing developments of technology in patient care and medical decision-making. This paper draws from Catholic ethics, especially the concepts of inherent human dignity, the sanctity of human life, and morality in the medical field. It talks about using AI to upgrade healthcare outcomes without losing the essential humanity of human dignity in medical practice. It also touches on the most likely ethical issues: the morality of AI-related decisions and the depersonalization of health care. Finally, it provides a framework that brings AI development in tandem with a Catholic vision of human dignity and supports a healthcare system that caters to the common good but correctly respects the irreplaceable value of the human person and highlights moral responsibility.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claudio Santiago Dias, Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho
{"title":"Religion, Religiosity, and Smoking Among Older Adults: Results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 2019-2021.","authors":"Claudio Santiago Dias, Antônio Ignácio de Loyola Filho","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02225-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02225-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Religion and religiosity have long been associated with various health outcomes and behaviors. This study explored the relationship between religion/religiosity and smoking among 8,703 participants enrolled in The Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). The logistic regression model was used to test this association, which was then adjusted for sociodemographic factors, health indicators, and alcohol consumption. The results evidenced a negative association between smoking and religious affiliation, as well as the frequency of religious attendance. These results suggest that incorporating religious and spiritual considerations into health care strategies could be beneficial in reducing smoking rates among the elderly population, potentially improving overall health outcomes within this group.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spirituality and Factors Relevant to Spiritual Nursing-Care Needs Among Chinese Patients with Cancer.","authors":"Dongyan Zeng, Michiyo Mizuno, Hong Li","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02236-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02236-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to identify the factors associated with the spiritual nursing-care needs of adult Chinese cancer patients. A questionnaire survey was conducted and the 158 respondents in the total sample were classified into two groups based on the presence or absence of spiritual nursing-care needs. The group requiring spiritual nursing-care exhibited lower scores on the Meaning and Peace scales and higher scores on the Faith scale compared to the other group. The between-group difference was significant only in the case of Peace. The results indicated that the Peace score was the sole significant predictor of spiritual nursing-care needs (OR 0.83, 95% CI [0.74, 0.94]). These findings suggest that nurses should provide spiritual care to help foster Chinese patients' peace of mind.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}