SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018
Association of religiosity and spirituality with quality of life in patients with cardiovascular disease: a systematic review.
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- The Association Between Religiosity, Spirituality, and Medication Adherence Among Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of religion and health · 2022Pooled it
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- Weaving spiritual care into nursing education: how the use of a self-assessment tool motivates students in a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Spirituality and Cardiovascular Disease: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scopus (1999-2024).Journal of religion and health · 2026Review
- Predictive value of baseline, cumulative exposure and annual mean changes in TyG-related indices for cardiovascular events in older rural adults with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0-3: a cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- The Examination of the Relationship Between Death Anxiety, Psychological Resilience and Religious Attitude Levels of Cardiology Patients with and without Myocardial Infarction in Turkey.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- A Call for Health Care Providers to Address Faith, Religiosity, and Spirituality among Older Adults.The American journal of medicine · 2025Article
- Perceptions, Causes and Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition, Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Religiosity and Positivity: Exploring the Relationship Between Religious Practices and Positive Thinking Among Jordanian University Students.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- How Are You Doing… Really? A Review of Whole Person Health Assessments.The Milbank quarterly · 2025Review
- Spirituality and religiosity as predictors of subjective wellbeing in older Mexican adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThis review systematically identified and critically appraised the available literature that has examined the association between religiosity and/or spirituality (R/S) and quality of life (QOL) in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
methodsWe searched several electronic online databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, and CINAHL) from database inception until October 2017. Included articles were peer-reviewed, published in English, and quantitatively examined the association between R/S and QOL. We assessed the methodological quality of each included study.
resultsThe 15 articles included were published between 2002 and 2017. Most studies were conducted in the US and enrolled patients with heart failure. Sixteen dimensions of R/S were assessed with a variety of instruments. QOL domains examined were global, health-related, and disease-specific QOL. Ten studies reported a significant positive association between R/S and QOL, with higher spiritual well-being, intrinsic religiousness, and frequency of church attendance positively related with mental and emotional well-being. Approximately half of the included studies reported negative or null associations.
conclusionsOur findings suggest that higher levels of R/S may be related to better QOL among patients with CVD, with varying associations depending on the R/S dimension and QOL domain assessed. Future longitudinal studies in large patient samples with different CVDs and designs are needed to better understand how R/S may influence QOL. More uniformity in assessing R/S would enhance the comparability of results across studies. Understanding the influence of R/S on QOL would promote a holistic approach in managing patients with CVD.
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