Objective: Identify and analyze existing evidence regarding the benefits of spirituality and / or religiosity in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Method: Integrative review carried out through consultation of databases: Latin American and Caribbean
Ariane Moysés Bravin +3 more
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Epilepsy: Distinguishing Symptoms from the Divine [PDF]
Epilepsy is historically connected with divine or psychotic factors, discouraging epileptics from seeking or receiving the proper medical treatment. Uncovering neurological correlates of religious experience is aimed at separating normal religiosity from
Buchin, Alexa
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For I Know the Plans I Have for You: God Locus of Control, Spiritual Change, and Death Anxiety in Primary Brain Tumor Patients [PDF]
Background/Purpose. Primary brain tumor (PBT) patients risk experiencing death anxiety given the high mortality rate of their diagnosis. In line with Terror Management Theory (TMT), many diagnosed with cancer utilize religion as a method of coping with ...
Boutte, Rachel +6 more
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Religion and Medicine: Why does religion play a role in medical regulation? [PDF]
A comparison of the treatment of FDA regulation of religious devices with other intersections between general regulatory schemes and religious freedom.
Anonymous, Anonymous
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Hawaii cancer patients. [PDF]
This research investigated complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by Hawaii cancer patients. Thirty-six percent of patients used CAM, most commonly religious/spiritual therapy and herbal treatments.
Gotay, Carolyn C., 1951- +3 more
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Relasi Agama, Magi, Sains dengan Sistem Pengobatan Tradisional-Modern pada Masyarakat Pedesaan
This study examines the relation of Religion and the Traditional Medicine System to rural communities. The big conclusion of this dissertation shows that there are religious relations with the traditional medical system in the form of integration of ...
Juhana Nasrudin
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Voluntary Fasting to Control Post-Ramadan Weight Gain among Overweight and Obese Women
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an Islamic voluntary fasting intervention to control post-Ramadan weight gain. Methods: This study was conducted between July and November 2011.
Suriani Ismail +5 more
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Salud y religión: un enfoque bioético
Resumen La religión es un elemento de la cultura que está presente en el proceso de salud-enfermedad-atención. Esta presencia no solamente es a nivel personal, sino a nivel colectivo a través de políticas públicas de salud. Estas políticas deben pensarse
Jorge Alberto Álvarez Díaz
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An interfaith dialogue with Sir William Osler: crossing the divide of COVID-19 pandemic
With the recent COVID-19 pandemic and George Floyd protests, the USA (US) has become extensively polarized across social and political divides. The COVID-19 pandemic has left tens of thousands dead and several million American citizens without work ...
Jonathan Kopel, Mark Webb
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Decision-making and ante-natal screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders : To what extent do faith and religious identity mediate choice? [PDF]
When making decisions about prenatal diagnosis, couples not only draw on their understanding of the condition but also broader aspects of their cultural identity.
Ahmed, Shenaz +3 more
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