Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
J Relig Health. 2023 Aug;62(4):2861-2880. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01789-5. Epub 2023 Mar 14.
This article reports findings from a qualitative study of New York City faith leaders' efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities during the first two years of the pandemic. Faith leaders were recruited via reputational case sampling to participate in individual, key informant interviews. This study used a social-contextual approach to health promotion by exploring the influence of faith leaders and religious communities on health behaviors. Results suggest that engaged faith leaders worked individually and collaboratively to support the changing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of their religious communities and those in the surrounding area. This study highlights the importance of faith leaders as supporters, communicators, and advocates, and provides directions for future research on the impact of faith leaders on individuals' experiences and health behaviors during a pandemic.
本文报告了一项定性研究的结果，该研究关注纽约市宗教领袖在新冠疫情的头两年内为减轻疫情对其社区影响所做的努力。通过声誉案例抽样招募宗教领袖参与个人、关键知情人访谈。本研究通过探索宗教领袖和宗教社区对健康行为的影响，采用健康促进的社会情境方法。研究结果表明，积极参与的宗教领袖个人和协作地支持其宗教社区以及周边地区不断变化的身体、情感和精神需求。本研究强调了宗教领袖作为支持者、沟通者和倡导者的重要性，并为未来研究宗教领袖在大流行期间对个人经历和健康行为的影响提供了方向。
