Department of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Explore (NY). 2011 May-Jun;7(3):162-7. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2011.02.003.
With widespread interest in natural remedies and "wholistic" treatments, there has been a renewed focus on the impact of spirituality related alternative therapy for many current chronic diseases.
To assess the potential impact of spiritual beliefs on lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, we conducted a patient survey.
DESIGN/SETTING: This cross-section study was conducted using a 27-question survey of patients seen at the Mayo Clinic over a 14-week period.
We invited all patients (smokers and nonsmokers) seen in several Mayo Clinic divisions to participate in this voluntary survey.
The survey included demographic information, history of tobacco use or nonuse, and assessment of spirituality.
Among the 501 patients who participated, 370 were nonsmokers and 131 were smokers. Compared with smokers, nonsmokers more often participated in religious activities such as regular weekly church attendance (48% vs. 24%), daily prayer, and Bible study (49% vs. 24%; P < .001). Current smoking was negatively correlated with religious activities. However, after adjustment for demographic factors, there was no significant difference in intrinsic spirituality (importance of religion) between the two groups (P < .130).
Nonsmokers are more likely to engage in religious activities such as prayer, Bible study, and regular church attendance. Further studies may be helpful to clearly define the potential impact of spirituality on smoking cessation.
随着人们对天然药物和“整体”疗法的广泛关注，人们重新关注了灵性相关替代疗法对许多当前慢性疾病的影响。
为了评估灵性信仰对生活方式选择（如吸烟）的潜在影响，我们进行了一项患者调查。
设计/地点：这项横断面研究使用了在梅奥诊所就诊的患者的 27 个问题的调查，时间为 14 周。
我们邀请了梅奥诊所几个科室的所有患者（吸烟者和不吸烟者）参与这项自愿调查。
该调查包括人口统计学信息、吸烟史或非吸烟史以及灵性评估。
在 501 名参与的患者中，370 名是非吸烟者，131 名是吸烟者。与吸烟者相比，不吸烟者更经常参加宗教活动，如定期每周去教堂（48%对 24%）、每日祈祷和圣经学习（49%对 24%；P<.001）。当前吸烟与宗教活动呈负相关。然而，在调整人口统计学因素后，两组之间内在灵性（宗教重要性）没有显著差异（P<.130）。
不吸烟者更有可能参加祈祷、圣经学习和定期去教堂等宗教活动。进一步的研究可能有助于明确灵性对戒烟的潜在影响。
