American Indian Women Cancer Survivors’ Spiritual and Religious Coping Practices

Despite AI women’s cancer disparities being a public health concern, a dearth of research on this populations’ spiritual coping poses a barrier to redressing such disparities. The purpose of this article was to explore AI women cancer survivors’ spiritual and religious coping. This qualitative descr...

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Autori: McKinley, Catherine E. (Autore) ; Lee, Yeon-Shim (Autore) ; Roh, Soonhee (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: [2020]
In: Journal of religion and health
Anno: 2020, Volume: 59, Fascicolo: 5, Pagine: 2430-2441
Altre parole chiave:B Women
B American Indian or Native American
B Spiritual and religious coping
B Qualitative
B Cancer
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Riepilogo:Despite AI women’s cancer disparities being a public health concern, a dearth of research on this populations’ spiritual coping poses a barrier to redressing such disparities. The purpose of this article was to explore AI women cancer survivors’ spiritual and religious coping. This qualitative descriptive study included a sample of 43 AI women cancer survivors. Qualitative content analysis revealed that 93% of AI women cancer survivors used a variety of AI spiritual coping, religious coping, and/or a mixture of the two. Results reveal the prevalence of AI spiritual coping, with traditional AI spiritual practices being particularly common.
ISSN:1573-6571
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-01023-6