Almaraz David, Saiz Jesús, Moreno Martín Florentino, Sánchez-Iglesias Iván, Molina Antonio J, Goldsby Tamara L
Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain.
Department of Psychobiology & Behavioral Sciences Methods, Complutense University of Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain.
Healthcare (Basel). 2022 Aug 2;10(8):1447. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10081447.
In recent years, the literature on the relationship between religion and spirituality (R/S) and the health of cancer patients has been flourishing. Although most studies focus on mental health, many study the physical health of these individuals. In order to summarize the findings of these studies, we reviewed the most recent research on this subject using the PubMed and PsycInfo databases. The objective of this systematic review was to recognize the primary R/S variables studied in research on physical health in cancer contexts. We found that spiritual well-being was the most-researched variable in studies of these characteristics, followed by R/S struggles and other variables such as religious coping; religious commitment or practice; or self-rated R/S. In general, R/S seems to have a positive association with the physical health of cancer patients, although the results are quite heterogeneous, and occasionally there are no relationships or the association is negative. Our results may assist in improving interventions that include spirituality in clinical settings as well as the development of holistic approaches, which may have a positive impact on the quality of life and well-being of cancer patients.
近年来，关于宗教与灵性（R/S）和癌症患者健康之间关系的文献不断涌现。尽管大多数研究聚焦于心理健康，但也有许多研究关注这些个体的身体健康。为了总结这些研究的结果，我们使用PubMed和PsycInfo数据库回顾了关于该主题的最新研究。本系统综述的目的是识别在癌症背景下身体健康研究中所探讨的主要R/S变量。我们发现，在这些特征的研究中，精神幸福感是研究最多的变量，其次是R/S挣扎以及其他变量，如宗教应对、宗教信仰或实践，或自我评定的R/S。总体而言，R/S似乎与癌症患者的身体健康呈正相关，尽管结果差异很大，偶尔也不存在关联或呈负相关。我们的结果可能有助于改进临床环境中纳入灵性的干预措施以及整体方法的发展，这可能对癌症患者的生活质量和幸福感产生积极影响。
