| Literature DB >> 31054062 |
Talita Prado Simão Miranda1, Sílvia Caldeira2, Harley Francisco de Oliveira3, Denise Hollanda Iunes4, Denismar Alves Nogueira4, Erika de Cássia Lopes Chaves5, Emília Campos de Carvalho6.
Abstract
The goal of this study was to assess the effect of intercessory prayer in the psychological, spiritual and biological scores of breast cancer patients who are undergoing radiotherapy. Double-blind RCT comprising a sample of 31 participants (15 in the Control Group and 16 in the Intervention Group). Data collection was performed in three time points (T0, T1 and T2). Significant changes have been identified in the intra-group analysis, concerning the decrease in spiritual distress score; negative religious/spiritual coping prevailed, while the total religious/spiritual coping increased between the posttest T2 to T0. Intercessory prayer was effective in religious and spiritual scores.Entities:
Keywords: Breast neoplasm; Faith healing; Nursing; Radiotherapy; Spirituality
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31054062 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00827-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Relig Health ISSN: 0022-4197