October, 2017 | Transforming Chaplaincy

Religious struggle as a predictor of subsequent mental and physical well-being in advanced heart failure patients

October 20, 2017 cardiovascular

Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) often report high levels of religiousness, which may mitigate the stressfulness of their condition. However, religious struggle, reflecting negative [...]
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Religiousness and treatment adherence in congestive heart failure patients

October 20, 2017 cardiovascular

Background: Although adherence to medical treatment is often posited as a pathway through which religion exerts its effects on health, this notion has rarely been examined. We assessed [...]
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Spiritual peace predicts 5-year mortality in congestive heart failure patients

October 20, 2017 cardiovascular

OBJECTIVE: Spirituality is favorably related to depression, quality of life, hospitalizations, and other important outcomes in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients but has not been examined as [...]
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Spirituality and religion in oncology

October 20, 2017 cancer

Despite the difficulty in clearly defining and measuring spirituality, a growing literature describes its importance in oncology and survivorship. Religious/spiritual beliefs influence [...]
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Spiritual or religious struggle in hematopoietic cell transplant survivors

October 20, 2017 cancer

BACKGROUND: This study describes the prevalence of religious or spiritual (R/S) struggle in long-term survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), demographic and medical correlates [...]
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