Hilal Türkben Polat, Yadigar Ordu, Serpil Su, Gizem Nur Kati, Asude Güney, Gülden Basit
{"title":"Relationship Between Spiritual Care Needs and Cognitive Intrusion of Pain in Patients with Advanced-Stage Cancer in Türkiye.","authors":"Hilal Türkben Polat, Yadigar Ordu, Serpil Su, Gizem Nur Kati, Asude Güney, Gülden Basit","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02162-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-024-02162-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pain is a common symptom experienced by patients with advanced-stage cancers. This research was conducted to determine the relationship between spiritual care needs and the cognitive intrusion of pain in patients with advanced-stage cancer. The data were collected through the patient information form, visual pain scale (VPS), spiritual care needs scale (SCNS), and cognitive intrusion of pain scale (CIPS). The study was conducted with 138 advanced cancer patients. Patients had a moderate level of spiritual care needs and an above moderate level of cognitive intrusion of pain. A positive correlation was found between the total CIPS score and the meaning and hope subdimension score of SCNS (p = 0.022). Cognitive intrusion of pain increased as the need for meaning and hope in spiritual care increased. In conclusion, meeting the spiritual care needs of patients is important to prevent patients from focusing excessively on the pain they are experiencing.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"2184-2194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548321","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 Between Substance Abuse Proclivity and Spiritual Well-Being Levels of University Students in Türkiye.","authors":"Ufuk Doğan, Sezer Avci","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02217-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-024-02217-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Focusing on young adults constituting the most vulnerable and risky group regarding substance abuse, the present study was carried out in order to examine the relationship between the spiritual well-being levels of university students and their substance abuse proclivity. Having a descriptive and cross sectional design, this study was completed with 250 students studying at a Vocational High School of a university in Türkiye during the academic year 2021-2022. The data collection process was carried out by using the \"Personal Information Form,\" the \"Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS),\" and the \"Substance Use Tendency Scale (SAPS). In this study, students' level of spiritual well-being was found to be high. This was determined according to the 'Transcendence' sub-dimension of the SWBS scale (67.13 ± 7.09). It was found that 39.2% of the students had a substance abuse proclivity. It was also determined that all university students had total scores on the SAPS below the cutoff point (14.99). However, a considerable portion of the students (39.2%) scored 16 or higher on the scale, which indicates a substance abuse proclivity. The results obtained in this study revealed that the high level of spirituality plays an effective role in moderately reducing the substance abuse proclivity (r = - 0.367; p < 0.05). Programs aiming to improve spirituality, emphasize the importance of family relationships, social order, nature walks, and strengthen existing religious beliefs should be provided to university and high school students.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1641-1655"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142883334","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":"Religion and Mental Health: Is the Relationship Causal?","authors":"Tyler J VanderWeele, Suzanne T Ouyang","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02266-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-025-02266-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence is presented that the protective relationships between religious participation and depression, suicide, and substance use are in fact causal. Such evidence comes from rigorous longitudinal studies with large sample size and control for confounding and baseline outcomes; from meta-analyses and systematic reviews of such studies; from robustness of associations to potential unmeasured confounding; and from quasi-experimental designs in the economics literature. The evidence for the associations with anxiety is less clear. The results have societal and public health implications with regard to the proportion of the rise in mental illness that might be attributable to declining religious participation. The results have individual and clinical implications with regard to ethically sensitive evidence-based approaches that might encourage service attendance for those who already positively identify with a religious tradition and encourage other forms of community participation for those who do not.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1890-1897"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143524815","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":"Investigation of the Acceptance of Illness and Religious Coping Styles Among Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients: Ankara, Turkey.","authors":"Farhia Hassan, Nurhan Doğan","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02315-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-025-02315-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was conducted to determine the acceptance of illness and religious coping styles of newly diagnosed cancer patients. The data were collected via descriptive characteristics such as the \"Acceptance of Illness Scale\" and \"Brief Religious Coping Scale.\" In this study, individuals who were over 50 years of age, illiterate, not working, not smoking and not using alcohol had higher mean scores of positive religious coping, while those who were single and who received support from a psychologist in coping with illness had higher mean scores of negative religious coping (p < 0.05). Individuals who received support from a psychologist scored higher on the acceptance of illness scale than those who received support from themselves or their family (p < 0.05). There are significant relationships between acceptance of illness and positive religious coping (0.134) and negative religious coping (- 0.307) (p < 0.05). Age, marital status, employment status, smoking and alcohol use and receiving support from a person were found to be effective in religious coping, while receiving support from a psychologist was found to be effective in acceptance of illness. There is a relationship between positive and negative religious coping and acceptance of illness, and planning care accordingly is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"2226-2241"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144041125","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}
David M Schultz, Tiffany M Harrop, Olivia C Preston, Brian A Bulla, Taylor R Rodriguez, Jacob A Finn, Joye C Anestis
{"title":"Attitudes and Preferences Regarding Mental Illness and Treatment Among Christian and Religious/Spiritual-Unaffiliated Individuals in the USA.","authors":"David M Schultz, Tiffany M Harrop, Olivia C Preston, Brian A Bulla, Taylor R Rodriguez, Jacob A Finn, Joye C Anestis","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02332-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-025-02332-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research regarding the role of a religious/spiritual (R/S) identity in psychotherapeutic processes and outcomes is limited. Consideration of client treatment preferences specifically has implications for treatment engagement and retention; however, research on the relationship between preferences and client R/S identification is mixed. The current project included two studies of R/S-unaffiliated (Study 1, n = 96; Study 2, n = 135) and Christian (Study 1, n = 90; Study 2, n = 132) participants in the USA. Study 1 investigated differences between these individuals with respect to attitudes toward mental health, preferences for therapist characteristics, and treatment preferences. Study 2 replicated Study 1 in a different community sample and considered how the degree of engagement in R/S services and activities may play a role in therapy-related variables. Results indicated that Christian individuals differed from R/S-unaffiliated individuals in regard to beliefs about the causes of mental illness; preferences for therapists of the same religion, race, and sexual orientation; and preferences for certain therapy tasks (e.g., homework, psychoeducation, learning skills) and types of therapy (e.g., group, family, couples). Results also indicated that preference for same-religion and heterosexual therapists increased as R/S engagement increased. Our findings highlight the importance of R/S in understanding mental health perceptions and treatment preferences and have implications for clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"2034-2052"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144081025","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}
Reinhard Grabenweger, Daniela Völz, Christiane Weck, Peter Hau, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
{"title":"Spirituality in Professional Patient-Centered Care for Adults with Primary Brain Tumors: An Exploratory Scoping Review.","authors":"Reinhard Grabenweger, Daniela Völz, Christiane Weck, Peter Hau, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02161-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-024-02161-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People with primary brain tumors face spiritual challenges due to neuro-cognitive disturbances such as aphasia and rapid neurological deterioration. This scoping review aimed to map the evidence regarding professional spiritual care in this neuro-oncological population. The literature search was conducted utilizing two databases (PubMed, CINAHL) and two peer-reviewed journals ('Spiritual Care', 'Journal of Religion and Health'). In total, 27 studies were analyzed, and five thematic categories were identified: (1) spiritual needs, (2) integrating the spiritual dimension in care, (3) spiritual care generalist interventions, (4) spiritual care specialist interventions, (5) assessments. Early integration of spiritual care and specific training are important.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"2165-2183"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142583645","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}
Sandhya Seshadri, Angela Contento, Sue E Ouellette, Kei Sugiura, Benzi M Kluger
{"title":"Spirituality, Spiritual Distress and Experiences of Joy, Meaning and Growth Among Parkinson's Disease Caregivers in the United States.","authors":"Sandhya Seshadri, Angela Contento, Sue E Ouellette, Kei Sugiura, Benzi M Kluger","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02170-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-024-02170-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Caregiving challenges of Parkinson's disease can result in loss of faith, meaning, and spiritual distress. The purpose of this study is to describe Parkinson's disease caregivers' perceptions and experiences related to spiritual distress, sources of spiritual and religious support, acts, and experiences of growth, and finding meaning and joy in the midst of spiritual distress. We conducted semi-structured interviews with caregivers of persons with Parkinson's disease (n = 16) and identified five themes: (a) Bearing witness to suffering underlies spiritual distress; (b) Prayers are pleas for \"soul help\"; (c) Spiritual guidance and support are important; (d) Faith and community are sources of spiritual support; and (e) Joy, meaning, and growth help to transcend spiritual distress. Interventions that target sources of spiritual distress and joy are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"2364-2384"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12078626/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Religiosity and Mental and Behavioural Health Among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Thailand: Results of a Longitudinal National Survey in 2015-2020.","authors":"Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02280-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-025-02280-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the study was to assess associations between religiousness (affiliation, and involvement) and five mental and five behavioural health indicators among middle-aged and older adults in a national longitudinal population survey in Thailand. The analytic sample consisted of 2863 participants, with two study assessments in 2015 and 2020. At baseline 91.5 percent were Buddhists and 8.2 percent were Muslims, and 42.6 percent a had high religious involvement. In the adjusted model, moderate and/or high religious involvement was negatively associated with four mental health and four behavioural health risk indicators. Furthermore, being a Buddhist was negatively associated with poor self-rated mental health status, depressive symptoms, insomnia symptoms and loneliness, and positively associated with alcohol use.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"2053-2068"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143504514","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":"Potential Mental Disorder Symptoms in the Prophet Elijah: An Exegetical and Psychological Analysis of Selected Episodes from 1 Kings 18-19.","authors":"Dariusz Iwański, Thomas G Plante","doi":"10.1007/s10943-025-02274-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-025-02274-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This interdisciplinary study examines the prophet Elijah's experiences as depicted in 1 Kings 18-19 through a multidisciplinary lens, combining theological, literary, and psychological perspectives. Drawing on literary and historical-critical methods, a biblical scholar analyzes the narrative's linguistic and cultural dimensions, while a psychologist evaluates these findings using contemporary mental health frameworks, including the DSM-5 and models of spiritual struggle. By synthesizing these approaches, the study explores Elijah's emotional challenges, highlighting their resonance with modern understandings of mental health and spirituality. The findings suggest that Elijah's profound struggles-marked by triumph, despair, and renewal-offer valuable insights into the interplay of faith, vulnerability, and resilience. These insights illuminate how ancient narratives continue to address contemporary questions of human experience and psychological struggle.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1856-1875"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143517089","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 Between Temporal Sense and Psychopathologies of College Students with Sensory Impairments: Mediation of Religions.","authors":"Yan Dai, You Yu","doi":"10.1007/s10943-024-02053-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10943-024-02053-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous studies on the relationship between temporal sense and negative mental health symptoms have focused primarily on healthy college students, overlooking the role of religion. This study sought to examine the impact of religion on college students with sensory impairment and fill a gap in the research on the relationship between temporal sense and negative mental health symptoms in this population. The results were obtained from a cross sectional survey of 540 participants, including 370 hearing-impaired students and 140 visually impaired students. The survey investigated the mediating effect of religion on the relationship between temporal sense and negative mental health symptoms in impaired students. The rates of negative mental health symptoms (depression, anxiety, and stress) detected were 18.9%, 31.1%, and 2.9%, respectively. Students with different types of sensory impairments showed significant differences in their perception of time. The percentages of students with sensory impairments who attended church and practiced religion were 2.0%, 6.0%, and 1.0%, respectively. The results revealed a significant positive correlation between temporal sense and negative mental health symptoms, with religion serving as a mediating factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":48054,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1626-1640"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913099","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}