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Almoayad F, Bin Sauib K, Alnasserallah H, Hzazzi R, Obaideen K, Aboul-Enein BH. Predicting individuals' preventive practices against Radon indoor exposure in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study. JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION 2024; 44:021503. [PMID: 38537265 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/ad3836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas, poses a significant public health risk. This study aimed to assess indoor radon exposure in Saudi Arabia using the health belief model (HBM) as a framework for understanding and influencing public behaviour regarding the prevention on indoor radon exposure.A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted involving 803 participants from diverse backgrounds recruited through convenience sampling. The online questionnaire assessed sociodemographics, risk factors, and HBM constructs (perceived susceptibility, barriers, benefits, seriousness, and self-efficacy). Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS.Most participants showed neutral perceptions towards susceptibility, severity (82.7% each), benefits (85.2%), and barriers (59.7%) to preventive practices. Only 31.6% had high self-efficacy, with 16.4% practicing good prevention and 44.3% fair. Preventive practices correlated positively with perceived severity, benefits, and self-efficacy, but negatively with risk score and perceived barriers.The study highlights the need for improved radon prevention practices in Saudi Arabia, focusing on educational campaigns, self-efficacy enhancement, policy support for renters, and better risk communication. These measures are crucial for mitigating radon exposure risks across the population.
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- Fatmah Almoayad
- Department of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Sustainable Engineering Asset, Management Research Group, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, United Kingdom
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Williams MJ, Wagoner Z, Rodman-Alvarez S, Pasillas V, Sanchez A. Prioritizing health: Churches response to the COVID-19 pandemic. J Prev Interv Community 2023; 51:73-89. [PMID: 34181863 DOI: 10.1080/10852352.2021.1924593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Churches serve as a source of connection and support for spiritual wellbeing. More recently, church communities recognize the importance of extending support beyond spirituality and taking a holistic approach that includes mental and physical health. How each church goes about providing support varies among denominations and the needs of their communities. This exploratory study examines how churches of various denominations in the Tri-City region (Pomona, La Verne, and Claremont) of Los Angeles County perceive the seriousness of COVID-19, their responses to the pandemic, and the potential impact on their congregations. Results indicated that the majority (84%) of spiritual community participants view COVID-19 as a threat to personal health, and are taking steps to minimize the threat to their congregations' health and surrounding communities. Implications for church leadership to consider when planning continued operations and congregant support in response to COVID-19 are discussed.
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- Monique J Williams
- Physician Assistant Program, University of La Verne, La Verne, California, USA.,Master of Science in Community Medicine, Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, California, USA
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- University Chaplain, University of La Verne, La Verne, California, USA
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- Randall Lewis Center for Well-Being & Research, University of La Verne, La Verne, California, USA
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- Sociology and Anthropology Department, University of La Verne, La Verne, California, USA
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- Religion/Philosophy Department, University of La Verne, La Verne, California, USA
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Leal MM, Nwora EI, de Melo GF, Freitas MH. Praying for a Miracle: Negative or Positive Impacts on Health Care? Front Psychol 2022; 13:840851. [PMID: 35529581 PMCID: PMC9070678 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.840851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The belief in miracle, as a modality of spiritual/religious coping (SRC) strategy in the face of stress and psychic suffering, has been discussed in psychological literature with regard to its positive or negative role on the health and well-being of patients and family members. In contemporary times, where pseudo-conflicts between religion and science should have been long overcome, there is still some tendency of interpreting belief in miracle – as the possibility of a cure granted by divine intervention, modifying the normal course of events in a bleak medical diagnosis – as having unhealthy impacts in the care and treatment of health. This position seeks to find a base in the three characteristics of hoping in a miracle, frequently pointed out by psychological literature: (a) it would imply a negation of reality instead of its confrontation; (b) it would be a coping strategy focused on emotion instead of the problem; (c) it would imply seeking to modify the supposed desire of God by extra-natural facts. In this study, we shall critically discuss this position and the dangers of its crystallization by the use of SRC scales in which the act of praying for a miracle is previously classified as a negative strategy. We revisit some tendencies in psychological literature about the subject, taking into consideration the various facets of miracle, sociocultural facts, elements of idiographic nature, and their profound outcomes in the lives of people especially in health contexts. We illustrate the dangers of a hasty generalization of the results of nomothetic studies about the role of belief in miracle with two examples of research in the Brazilian context: one carried out with pregnant women with fetal malformation and the other with family members caring for children and adolescents with cancer under chemotherapeutic treatment. In both studies, the results do not confirm the predominance of the negative aspects associated with the act of praying for a miracle, which we discuss and analyze in light of the phenomenological perspective. In this perspective, “pray for a miracle”, as experienced by patients and caregivers, can be recognized as an act of openness to life (instead of isolation in a bleak perspective), bolstering hope, and the resignification of reality in the psyche.
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- Saint Bonaventure Institute, Affiliated to the Pontifical Saint Bonaventure (Rome), Brasília, Brazil
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- Psychology of Sports, Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- "Religion, Mental Health, and Culture" Laboratory, Catholic University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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Cantu-Weinstein A, Cohen MJ, Owens D, Schiller CE, Kimmel MC. A Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality in a Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit in the Southeast USA. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2022; 61:286-299. [PMID: 34751870 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01451-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Religion and spirituality are important aspects of culture that can interact with mental health. They can also be central components of women's experiences during pregnancy and the postpartum period. This study aims to explore the role of religion and spirituality among women experiencing severe psychopathology during the perinatal period using qualitative interviews of women hospitalized during pregnancy or postpartum on an inpatient unit in the Southeast USA. The average age of participants was 34.2 and all identified as white, aside from one who identified as other. Though religious affiliation was varied, most participants were Christian. Each patient interviewed had a diagnosis of depressive disorder, among other comorbid diagnoses. Three main themes emerged in the subsequent analyses (1) spirituality providing a sense of healing and connectedness above and beyond religion, (2) patients seeking support from religious leaders, and (3) patients experiencing familial pressure to enact religion in a certain way, especially as it relates to child rearing. Clinical implications for each of the themes are explored.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Pastoral Care, University of North Carolina Healthcare, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Kestenbaum A, Fitchett G, Galchutt P, Labuschagne D, Varner-Perez SE, Torke AM, Kamal AH. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Spirituality in Serious Illness. J Palliat Med 2021; 25:312-318. [PMID: 34871044 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Assessment of spiritual suffering and provision of spiritual care are a central component of palliative care (PC). Unfortunately, many PC clinicians, like most medical providers, have received limited or superficial training in spirituality and spiritual distress. This article, written by a group of spiritual care providers, and other PC and hospice clinicians, offers a more in-depth look at religion and spirituality to help to enhance readers' current skills while offering a practical roadmap for screening for spiritual distress and an overview of partnering with colleagues to ensure patients receive values-aligned spiritual care provision.
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- Allison Kestenbaum
- Spiritual Care Services, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Religion, Health & Human Values, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Spiritual Health Services, M Health Fairview, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Supportive Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Indiana University (IU) Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.,IU Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Daniel F. Evans Center for Spiritual and Religious Values in Healthcare, IU Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Evans Center for Spiritual and Religious Values in Healthcare, IU Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Yeary KHK, Alcaraz KI, Ashing KT, Chiu C, Christy SM, Felsted KF, Lu Q, Lumpkins CY, Masters KS, Newton RL, Park CL, Shen MJ, Silfee VJ, Yanez B, Yi J. Considering religion and spirituality in precision medicine. Transl Behav Med 2021; 10:195-203. [PMID: 31294809 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibz105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The emerging era of precision medicine (PM) holds great promise for patient care by considering individual, environmental, and lifestyle factors to optimize treatment. Context is centrally important to PM, yet, to date, little attention has been given to the unique context of religion and spirituality (R/S) and their applicability to PM. R/S can support and reinforce health beliefs and behaviors that affect health outcomes. The purpose of this article is to discuss how R/S can be considered in PM at multiple levels of context and recommend strategies for integrating R/S in PM. We conducted a descriptive, integrative literature review of R/S at the individual, institutional, and societal levels, with the aim of focusing on R/S factors with a high level of salience to PM. We discuss the utility of considering R/S in the suitability and uptake of PM prevention and treatment strategies by providing specific examples of how R/S influences health beliefs and practices at each level. We also propose future directions in research and practice to foster greater understanding and integration of R/S to enhance the acceptability and patient responsiveness of PM research approaches and clinical practices. Elucidating the context of R/S and its value to PM can advance efforts toward a more whole-person and patient-centered approach to improve individual and population health.
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- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY, USA
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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Hossain MB, Alam MZ, Islam MS, Sultan S, Faysal MM, Rima S, Hossain MA, Mahmood MM, Kashfi SS, Mamun AA, Monia HT, Shoma SS. Population-Level Preparedness About Preventive Practices Against Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Adults in Bangladesh. Front Public Health 2021; 8:582701. [PMID: 33505950 PMCID: PMC7832348 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.582701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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This study assessed the preparedness regarding the preventive practices toward the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the adult population in Bangladesh. Data were collected through an online survey with a sample size of 1,056. We constructed four variables (individual, household, economic, and community and social distancing) related to preparedness based on the principal component analysis of eight items. We employed descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that the accuracy rate of the overall preparedness scale was 68.9%. The preparedness level related to economic, individual, household, and community and social distancing was 64.9, 77.1, 50.4, and 83.2%, respectively. However, the economic preparedness significantly varied by sex, education, occupation, attitude, and worries related to COVID-19. Individual preparedness was significantly associated with education, residence, and attitudes. The household preparedness significantly varied by education, residence, and worries, while the respondent's community and social distancing-related preparedness significantly varied by sex, region, residence, and attitude. This study implies the necessity of the coverage of financial schemes for the vulnerable group. Increased coverage of health education regarding personal hygiene targeting the less educated and rural population should be ensured.
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- Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Science, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Population Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Orom H, Biddle C, Waters EA, Kiviniemi MT, Sosnowski AN, Hay JL. Causes and consequences of uncertainty about illness risk perceptions. J Health Psychol 2020; 25:1030-1042. [PMID: 29243523 PMCID: PMC5984187 DOI: 10.1177/1359105317745966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We identified determinants of uncertainty about perceived risk judgments and demonstrated that uncertainty is associated with lower engagement in risk-reducing behavior. We found that people likely have metacognitive awareness of when their judgments are overly pessimistic, resulting in uncertainty and that question context (more constraints) and people's time orientation (future orientation) are associated with lower uncertainty. Uncertainty about conditioned risk judgments was associated with lower engagement in exercising and eating a healthy diet in order to reduce risk for heart disease. As a potential determinant of behavior, uncertainty about risk judgments merits further consideration for integration into theories of health behavior.
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- Heather Orom
- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Surgery (Division of Public Health Sciences), Washington University Medical School, 660 S. Euclid Ave, Campus Box 8100, St. Louis, MO, 63130 USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, University at Buffalo, 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 641 Lexington Avenue, Seventh Floor, New York, NY, 10022, USA
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Polite BN, Cipriano-Steffens TM, Hlubocky FJ, Jean-Pierre P, Cheng Y, Brewer KC, Rauscher GH, Fitchett GA. Association of externalizing religious and spiritual beliefs on stage of colon cancer diagnosis among black and white multicenter urban patient populations. Cancer 2018; 124:2578-2587. [PMID: 29579340 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study explores whether externalizing religious and spiritual beliefs is associated with advanced-stage colon cancer at initial oncology presentation and whether this association is stronger for blacks than for whites. METHODS Patients who had newly diagnosed, invasive colon cancer were recruited at 9 sites in the Chicago metropolitan area. Eligible patients were non-Hispanic white or black, ages 30 to 79 years, and diagnosed with a primary invasive colon cancer. Patients were interviewed on prior screening and diagnosis. Social and attitudinal constructs were measured, including the God Locus of Health Control (GLHC) and Religious Problem Solving. The final response rate was 52% and included 407 patients. RESULTS The median age was 59 years (range, 30-79 years), and 51% of participants were black. Cancer stage was available for 389 (96%) patients and was divided between late stage (stages III-IV; 60%) and early stage (stages I-II; 40%). Multivariate analysis indicated that patients in the highest tertile of scores on the GLHC were more likely have an advanced stage of disease at presentation (odds ratio, 2.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.00-4.59; P = .05) compared with those in the lowest tertile. No significant interaction was identified between race and GLHC scores for stage at presentation (P = .78). CONCLUSIONS In a large sample of black and white individuals across diverse health care systems, higher scores on the GLHC predicted late disease stage at presentation. Although blacks had significantly higher GLHC scores, race was not associated with stage at presentation, nor was the association between GLHC and stage limited to blacks. Further work is needed to better understand this association and to develop interventions to better connect the religious and health care spheres. Cancer 2018;124:2578-87. © 2018 American Cancer Society.
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- Blase N Polite
- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Religion, Health, and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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