Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3300 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
J Relig Health. 2012 Mar;51(1):148-60. doi: 10.1007/s10943-009-9306-2.
This study examined the beliefs of church leaders about health and associations between these beliefs and the church health promotion environment (CHPE). Perceptions of the CHPE by leaders and members of the same churches were also compared. Interviews were conducted with pastors (n = 40) and members (n = 96) of rural churches. They were Baptist (60%), and 57.5% were predominantly White, while 42.5% were Black. Leaders' beliefs regarding talking about health topics in sermons were associated with the presence of health messages in the church. There was also a significant association between leaders' beliefs about members' receptivity to health messages and the presence of messages in the church. Leaders' and members' perceptions of the CHPE were discordant. While some leaders' beliefs may be related to the CHPE, other factors may explain why programs and policies exist in some churches and not others.
这项研究考察了教会领袖对健康的信仰，以及这些信仰与教会健康促进环境（CHPE）之间的关联。还比较了同一教会领袖和成员对 CHPE 的看法。对农村教会的牧师（n=40）和成员（n=96）进行了访谈。他们中有 60%是浸礼会教徒，57.5%主要是白人，而 42.5%是黑人。领导者对在布道中谈论健康话题的看法与教会中健康信息的存在有关。领导者对成员对健康信息的接受程度的看法与教会中信息的存在也存在显著关联。领导者和成员对 CHPE 的看法存在分歧。虽然领导者的某些信仰可能与 CHPE 有关，但其他因素可能解释了为什么某些教会存在计划和政策，而其他教会则没有。
