Benson H, Dusek J A
Mind/Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1999 Sep;187(9):539-48. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199909000-00003.
A cross-sectional national telephone survey was used to determine whether Christian Scientists (N = 230), a religious group that uses mind/body (including spiritual) healing, self-report more or less illness than non-Christian Scientists (N = 589). The primary outcome measure was the proportion of Christian Scientists and non-Christian Scientists that, during the previous 12 months: a) experienced any of 13 common medical conditions or symptoms; and b) used conventional medicine, unconventional medicine, and mind/body (including spiritual) healing. Fewer Christian Scientists experienced an illness or symptom than non-Christian Scientists (73% vs. 80%, respectively, p = .05). A multivariate analysis showed that Christian Scientists were less likely to have experienced illness than non-Christian Scientists (odds ratio [OR] .66, 95% confidence interval [CI] .44 to .99, p = .04). Similar proportions of Christian Scientists and non-Christian Scientists used some type of conventional medicine (74% vs. 78%, respectively), although Christian Scientists were less likely to take prescription medications than non-Christian Scientists (p = .034). Although use of unconventional medicine was similar in both groups (52% vs. 45%), more Christian Scientists than non-Christian Scientists used at least one type of mind/body medicine (67% vs. 42% p < .00001), notably special religious services and spiritual healing. Additional studies are needed to determine whether there are health benefits associated with the use of conventional and unconventional medicine in combination with mind/body (including spiritual) healing.
一项全国性横断面电话调查旨在确定基督教科学派信徒（N = 230）与非基督教科学派信徒（N = 589）相比，自我报告的疾病情况更多还是更少。基督教科学派是一个使用身心（包括精神）疗法的宗教团体。主要结局指标是基督教科学派信徒和非基督教科学派信徒在前12个月内：a）经历过13种常见医疗状况或症状中的任何一种的比例；b）使用传统医学、替代医学以及身心（包括精神）疗法的比例。经历疾病或症状的基督教科学派信徒比非基督教科学派信徒更少（分别为73%和80%，p = 0.05）。多变量分析显示，基督教科学派信徒经历疾病的可能性低于非基督教科学派信徒（优势比[OR]为0.66，95%置信区间[CI]为0.44至0.99，p = 0.04）。基督教科学派信徒和非基督教科学派信徒使用某种传统医学的比例相似（分别为74%和78%），不过基督教科学派信徒服用处方药的可能性低于非基督教科学派信徒（p = 0.034）。虽然两组使用替代医学的情况相似（分别为52%和45%），但使用至少一种身心疗法的基督教科学派信徒比非基督教科学派信徒更多（67%对42%，p < 0.00001），特别是特殊宗教仪式和精神疗法。需要进一步研究来确定将传统医学和替代医学与身心（包括精神）疗法结合使用是否对健康有益。
