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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2/2011

01-04-2011

Religious coping and hospital admissions among adults with sickle cell disease

Auteurs: Shawn M. Bediako, Lakshmi Lattimer, Carlton Haywood Jr, Neda Ratanawongsa, Sophie Lanzkron, Mary Catherine Beach

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 2/2011

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Abstract

Although a well-established literature implicates religiosity as a central element of the African American experience, little is known about how individuals from this group utilize religion to cope with specific health-related stressors. The present study examined the relation between religious coping and hospital admissions among a cohort of 95 adults with sickle cell disease—a genetic blood disorder that, in the United States, primarily affects people of African ancestry. Multiple regression analyses indicated that positive religious coping uniquely accounted for variance in hospital admissions after adjusting for other demographic and diagnostic variables. Specifically, greater endorsement of positive religious coping was associated with significantly fewer hospital admissions (β = −.29, P < .05). These results indicate a need for further investigation of the roles that religion and spirituality play in adjustment to sickle cell disease and their influence on health care utilization patterns and health outcomes.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Religious coping and hospital admissions among adults with sickle cell disease
Auteurs
Shawn M. Bediako
Lakshmi Lattimer
Carlton Haywood Jr
Neda Ratanawongsa
Sophie Lanzkron
Mary Catherine Beach
Publicatiedatum
01-04-2011
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-010-9290-8

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