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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2021

Impact of spiritual beliefs and faith-based interventions on diabetes management.

Charity Neejide Onyishi, Leonard Chidi Ilechukwu, Vera Victor-Aigbodion, Chiedu Eseadi

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Charity Neejide OnyishiDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2006, South Africa.
Leonard Chidi IlechukwuDepartment of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu 410001, Nigeria. leonard.ilechukwu@gmail.com.
Vera Victor-AigbodionDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2006, South Africa.
Chiedu EseadiDepartment of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu 410001, Nigeria.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Management of diabetes constitutes significant social and economic burdens worldwide. There is a shortage of empirical studies on the management of diabetes and the associated mental health issues through spiritual beliefs and faith-based interventions (FBIs). It is not also clear how spiritual beliefs and FBIs account for the effective management of diabetic conditions. This article discusses the impact of spiritual beliefs and FBIs in the management of diabetes, from relationship and efficacy studies that report outcomes from experimental procedures of related interventions. The majority of the relationship studies showed positive relationships, while efficacy studies showed a high efficacy of interventions in faith-based approaches. However, none of the studies clearly reported the mechanisms of change or modality of operation in a FBI that can serve as a model across culture and context. Possible mechanisms of change were discussed for further development of a standard faith-based model, and finally, suggestions for future research were also highlighted by the authors.

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Comorbid health conditionsCoping strategiesDiabetesDiabetes managementFaith-based interventionsSpirituality

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PMID33995850
PMCPMC8107980

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