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Abstract: Employee well-being is a critical factor influencing organizational performance, job satisfaction, and overall productivity. The role of religión in the workplace in shaping employee well-being has gained incr... PubDate: 2025-06-07
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Abstract: Previous research has suggested that religion and spirituality may play positive and negative functions in singlepeople’s lives. However, while prior studies have provided initial findings, a more comprehensi... PubDate: 2025-06-06
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Abstract: Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in religious education is an emerging area of research. This study explores the potential of AI and voice-activated technologies in capturing the emotional depth of cha... PubDate: 2025-06-05
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Abstract: The subjective and biopsychosocial–spiritual nature of pain makes its assessment difficult. Although multidimensional scales exist, few pain instruments have included spiritual aspects in their development, so... PubDate: 2025-06-05
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Abstract: This study aimed to examine the relationship between spiritual care (SC) practices and competence among critical care nurses (CCNs) in Türkiye using structural equation modeling (SEM). A total of 323 CCNs participated, and data were collected using the Nurse Information Form, Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS) and Spiritual Care Competence Scale (SCCS). The mean NSCTS and SCCS total scores were 46.53 ± 9.57 and 77.31 ± 12.46 points, respectively. A significant positive correlation was found between SCCS and NSCTS scores (r = 0.712, p PubDate: 2025-06-03
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Abstract: Lars Tornstam’s Gerotranscendence Theory suggests that the aging process involves a shift in perspective from materialistic concerns to a more cosmic outlook, characterized by transcendence in cosmic, personal, and social dimensions. This study uses a Systematic Literature Network Analysis to explore the central themes and emerging trends in gerotranscendence-related research. A total of 139 articles published between 1992 and 2024 were retrieved from the ISI Web of Science database. The findings revealed core thematic areas including aging care, religiosity, and reminiscence, along with emerging areas such as marketing, environmental design, and gerontology. Although the theory originated in Sweden, its application has become increasingly global, with significant research in countries such as India, China, and Turkey. Despite its relatively recent development, gerotranscendence demonstrates considerable potential as a conceptual framework for interventions that promote positive aging. PubDate: 2025-06-02
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Abstract: This issue of JORH revisits topics exploring students and their teachers (primary, secondary, and tertiary), as well as presenting a variety of research about mental healthcare and cancer. For the first time, a collection of research articles specifically relating to palliative care is also presented. PubDate: 2025-05-24
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Abstract: This study assessed the effects of a spirituality-focused educational intervention on the spirituality, depression, anxiety, and stress of 107 healthcare residents in Pernambuco, Brazil. Using a before-and-after design, the 32-hour intervention was delivered over eight hybrid sessions covering integral health, spirituality, psychoneurobiology, humanization, and end-of-life care. Interactive methods, including discussions, videos, simulations, and the FICA tool, promoted engagement and spiritual coping strategies. Participants completed pre- and post-intervention assessments using validated instruments: the Spirituality Self Rating Scale (SSRS), the Brief Religious/Spiritual Coping Scale (Brief RCOPE), and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Participants were mostly women (79.4%), aged 21–25 years (45.8%), single (82.2%), and without religious affiliation (40.2%). Baseline assessments showed high rates of anxiety (52.3%) and stress (57%), while most (63.6%) reported no depressive symptoms. Post-intervention, depressive symptoms slightly increased (56.1%), while anxiety (49.5%) and stress (58.8%) remained stable, with no significant changes. However, spiritual orientation significantly improved (from 15.2 to 21.8, p 0.001). Negative religious/spiritual coping (NRC) predicted poorer mental health. While the intervention did not significantly impact mental health, it enhanced spiritual orientation, underscoring its potential to foster resilience. Future research should explore longer interventions, diverse samples, and integrated psychological support. PubDate: 2025-05-19
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Abstract: 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. PubDate: 2025-05-16
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Abstract: 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 long... PubDate: 2025-02-25
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Abstract: The outcomes of a 40-h Spiritual/Existential Care training program (SpECi) for healthcare professionals on their patients' treatment satisfaction (n = 774) were evaluated. Most patients felt supported in their... PubDate: 2025-02-18
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Abstract: The association between religion/spirituality and emotion regulation has been the subject of growing interest in the last years since studies have suggested that emotion regulation is likely to be shaped by re... PubDate: 2025-02-06
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Abstract: In the early part of the Russo-Ukrainian war, the conflict-affected process indicated a complex array of emotions and that people sought religious faith as a coping strategy. We explore emotions and coping wit... PubDate: 2024-12-24
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Abstract: Individuals experiencing chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWP) frequently have comorbid depression. The presence of depression and pain-related outcomes in these patients are found to be positively cor... PubDate: 2024-11-13
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Abstract: 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 patie... PubDate: 2024-10-30
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Abstract: Harm reduction emphasizes positive change by working with individuals without judgment, coercion, discrimination, or requiring abstinence from drugs to receive support. This study examines how religious commit... PubDate: 2024-10-29
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Abstract: Depression is a serious mental health problem globally, and its multifactorial origin and interconnections with spiritual intelligence are yet to be explored. Spiritual intelligence and religiosity are distinc... PubDate: 2024-06-07