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Is Spirituality a New or Renewed Tool?

Editorial referring to the article: Religiosity and Spirituality: The Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Health

The topic of spirituality and religiosity has become more prevalent in scientific publications and clinical practice. Researchers recognize that studying this area can lead to a better understanding of physiology and potential therapeutic interventions. There are even discussions about establishing a prognosis based on spirituality and religiosity, and we are finding evidence related to this topic.

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Original Article

Religiosity and Spirituality: The Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Cardiovascular Health

José Icaro Nunes Cruz et al. Adelle Cristine Lima Cardozo Enaldo Vieira de Melo Juliana Maria Chianca Lira … Giulia Vieira Santos Gabriela de Oliveira Salazar Bruna Oliveira Mariano César de Souza Reis Diego Maldini Borba de Lima Philipi Santos Soares Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa Joselina Luzia Menezes Oliveira

Abstract

Background:

Religiosity and Spirituality (R/S), despite being different entities, are multidimensional constructs, whose influence on cardiovascular health has been increasingly studied in recent decades.

Objectives:

To discriminate patients into subgroups according to R/S levels, in order to compare them regarding the distribution of cardiovascular comorbidities and clinical events.

Methods:

This is an observational, cross-sectional, analytical study. Two R/S scales were applied to a sample of patients seen at cardiology outpatient clinics. A cluster analysis was used to discriminate individuals into subgroups regarding R/S levels, which were subsequently compared regarding the frequencies of clinical variables related to cardiovascular health. A significance level of 5% was set for the statistical tests.

Results:

The sample included 237 patients with a mean age of 60.8 years (±10.7), of which 132 were female (55.7%). Cluster analysis (C) distinguished two groups: C1, with lower levels of R/S, and C2, with higher levels of R/S (p<0.001). C2 had a lower frequency of alcohol consumption (29.5% vs. 76.0%; p<0.001), smoking (12.9% vs. 51.0%; p<0.001), systemic arterial hypertension (SAH — 65.5% vs. 82.3%; p=0.005), dyslipidemia (58.3% vs. 77.1%; p=0.003), chronic coronary syndrome (36.7% vs. 58.3%; p=0.001), and prior cardiovascular events (15.8% vs. 36.5%; p<0.001) when compared to C1. There was also a higher frequency of females in C2 (82.0% vs. 17.7%; p<0.001).

Conclusions:

A better cardiovascular morbidity profile was observed in the group of patients with higher R/S levels, suggesting a probable positive relationship between R/S and cardiovascular health.

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Spirituality, Religiosity and Quality of Life of Hypertensive and Diabetic Patients in a Referral Hospital in Pernambuco

Gabriela de Paula Lopes Brito et al. Maria Eduarda Farias Barbosa Vera Azevedo Bérgamo Barrêto Bruna Almeida Andrade Velloso … Rafaela Siqueira Duarte Ribeiro Sophia Barreto Tenório Luna Leopoldo Nelson Fernandes Barbosa Arturo de Pádua Walfrido Jordán

Abstract

Background

Religiosity is a system of worship and doctrine that is shared by a group, and spirituality is the individual search for the meaning of life. The relationship between spirituality/religiosity (S/R) and health has a long history, and a positive correlation between spirituality and chronic diseases has been described in scientific literature, showing a decrease in morbidity and mortality in general.

Objective

To evaluate the association between S/R and the quality of life of patients with diabetes and/or systemic arterial hypertension.

Method

An observational, analytical, cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted with a sample consisting of 40 patients treated at the hypertension and diabetes outpatient clinic of a medical center in Recife. The collection used three assessment instruments (SSRS, Duke-DUREL scale, and WHOQOL-BREF). Data from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (chi-square test and F test) using the R software, version 3.4.3. The level of significance in all analyses was 5%. The study was approved by CEP/IMIP, according to report no. 2.890.126.

Result

All four domains of the quality-of-life scale (WHOQOL-BREF) showed a positive relationship when correlated with the religiosity scale (DUREL), with statistical significance in the relationship between organizational religiosity and the environmental domain. When correlated with the spirituality scale (SSRS), WHOQOL-BREF also showed a positive relationship, except in the physical domain.

Conclusion

A positive relationship between quality of life and S/R was shown, thus confirming its importance for patients with diabetes and SAH.

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