What Aspects of Religion and Spirituality Affect the Physical Health of Cancer Patients? A Systematic Review

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dc.contributor.authorAlmaraz, David
dc.contributor.authorSaiz Galdós, Jesús
dc.contributor.authorMoreno Martín, Florentino
dc.contributor.authorSánchez Iglesias, Iván
dc.contributor.authorMolina Fernández, Antonio Jesús
dc.contributor.authorGoldsby, Tamara L.
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-02T08:37:42Z
dc.date.available2024-02-02T08:37:42Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-02
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, the literature on the relationship between religion and spirituality (R/S) and the health of cancer patients has been flourishing. Although most studies focus on mental health, many study the physical health of these individuals. In order to summarize the findings of these studies, we reviewed the most recent research on this subject using the PubMed and PsycInfo databases. The objective of this systematic review was to recognize the primary R/S variables studied in research on physical health in cancer contexts. We found that spiritual well-being was the most-researched variable in studies of these characteristics, followed by R/S struggles and other variables such as religious coping; religious commitment or practice; or self-rated R/S. In general, R/S seems to have a positive association with the physical health of cancer patients, although the results are quite heterogeneous, and occasionally there are no relationships or the association is negative. Our results may assist in improving interventions that include spirituality in clinical settings as well as the development of holistic approaches, which may have a positive impact on the quality of life and well-being of cancer patients.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial
dc.description.facultyFac. de Psicología
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationAlmaraz, D., Saiz, J., Moreno Martín, F., Sánchez-Iglesias, I., Molina, A. J., & Goldsby, T. L. (2022). What Aspects of Religion and Spirituality Affect the Physical Health of Cancer Patients? A Systematic Review. Healthcare, 10(8), 1447. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081447
dc.identifier.doidoi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081447
dc.identifier.issn2227-9032
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/8/1447
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/98076
dc.issue.number8
dc.journal.titleHealthcare
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordReligion
dc.subject.keywordSpirituality
dc.subject.keywordCancer
dc.subject.keywordPhysical health
dc.subject.keywordWell-being
dc.subject.ucmCiencias Biomédicas
dc.subject.ucmCiencias Sociales
dc.subject.unesco61 Psicología
dc.titleWhat Aspects of Religion and Spirituality Affect the Physical Health of Cancer Patients? A Systematic Review
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