DeHaven Mark J, Hunter Irby B, Wilder Laura, Walton James W, Berry Jarett
Division of Community Medicine, Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 6263 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9067, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2004 Jun;94(6):1030-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.6.1030.
We examined the published literature on health programs in faith-based organizations to determine the effectiveness of these programs.
We conducted a systematic literature review of articles describing faith-based health activities. Articles (n = 386) were screened for eligibility (n = 105), whether a faith-based health program was described (n = 53), and whether program effects were reported (28).
Most programs focused on primary prevention (50.9%), general health maintenance (25.5%), cardiovascular health (20.7%), or cancer (18.9%). Significant effects reported included reductions in cholesterol and blood pressure levels, weight, and disease symptoms and increases in the use of mammography and breast self-examination.
Faith-based programs can improve health outcomes. Means are needed for increasing the frequency with which such programs are evaluated and the results of these evaluations are disseminated.
我们查阅了关于基于宗教组织的健康项目的已发表文献,以确定这些项目的有效性。
我们对描述基于宗教的健康活动的文章进行了系统的文献综述。对386篇文章进行筛选以确定其是否符合条件(105篇符合),是否描述了基于宗教的健康项目(53篇),以及是否报告了项目效果(28篇)。
大多数项目聚焦于一级预防(50.9%)、一般健康维护(25.5%)、心血管健康(20.7%)或癌症(18.9%)。报告的显著效果包括胆固醇和血压水平降低、体重减轻、疾病症状减轻,以及乳房X光检查和乳房自我检查的使用增加。
基于宗教的项目可以改善健康结果。需要采取措施增加对此类项目进行评估的频率,并传播这些评估的结果。