Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C..
J Relig Health. 1982 Mar;21(1):68-80. doi: 10.1007/BF02273896.
This study examines religious faith as associated with adjustment to end-stage renal failure and its treatment regimen of maintenance hemodialysis. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected initially and after a three-year interval in order to observe changes over time. The variable of the patient's perception of the import of religious faith was found to be positively related to interactional behavior and sick role behavior and to be inversely associated with alienation. Content analysis of qualitative responses for the item of perceived import of religious faith revealed a pattern of increasingly more positive patient attitudes occurring over time.
本研究考察了宗教信仰与终末期肾衰竭及其维持性血液透析治疗方案的适应之间的关系。本研究最初以及三年后分别收集了定量和定性数据，以观察随时间的变化。研究发现，患者对宗教信仰重要性的感知这一变量与互动行为和病患角色行为呈正相关，与疏离感呈负相关。对宗教信仰重要性感知这一项的定性反应的内容分析显示，随着时间的推移，患者态度越来越积极。
