Prayer and Faith: Spiritual Coping among American Indian Women Cancer Survivors
Prayer and Faith: Spiritual Coping among American Indian Women Cancer Survivors
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DOI：
10.1093/hsw/hly015
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发表时间：
2018-08-01
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1.5
通讯作者：
Lee, Yeon-Shim
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作者：
Roh, Soonhee;Burnette, Catherine E.;Lee, Yeon-Shim
虽然美国印第安人（AI）妇女的癌症差异令人震惊，但对这一人群精神应对的研究几乎不存在。这是特别有问题的，考虑到医疗从业者与癌症患者讨论这个话题的重要性，沿着灵性对许多人工智能患者的中心地位。本研究旨在探讨AI女性癌症幸存者的精神应对经验。使用基于社区的参与性研究方法，这项定性描述性研究包括43名AI女性癌症幸存者（n = 14乳腺癌，n = 14宫颈癌，n = 15结肠癌和其他类型的癌症）的样本。定性内容分析显示，大多数参与者（76%，n = 32）引用祈祷作为他们的癌症康复和应对策略的重要组成部分。许多与会者表达了祈祷和精神如何将他们与家庭、宗教团体和其他人联系起来。除了祈祷，超过三分之一（36%，n = 15）的参与者强调信仰是一种恢复和应对策略。结果表明，大多数妇女从她们的精神和信仰传统中得到了极大的安慰、力量、希望和解脱，这表明宗教和精神实践可能是对抗癌症经历压力的重要保护因素。
Although cancer disparities among American Indian (AI) women are alarming, research on spiritual coping among this population is virtually nonexistent. This is particularly problematic, given the importance of medical practitioners' discussing the topic with cancer patients, along with the centrality of spirituality to many AI patients. The purpose of this article was to explore AI women cancer survivors' spiritual coping with their experiences. Using a community-based participatory research approach, this qualitative descriptive study included a sample of 43 AI women cancer survivors (n = 14 breast cancer, n = 14 cervical cancer, and n = 15 colon and other types of cancer). Qualitative content analysis revealed that most participants (76 percent, n = 32) cited prayer as an important part of their cancer recovery and coping strategies. Many participants expressed how prayer and spirituality connected them to family, to faith communities, and to others. In addition to prayer, over a third (36 percent, n = 15) of participants emphasized faith as a recovery and coping strategy. Results indicate that most women drew great comfort, strength, hope, and relief from their spiritual and faith traditions, indicating that religious and spiritual practices may be an important protective factor against the strain of the cancer experience.