Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Public health nursing initiates publication of Cochrane nursing care field review summaries.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Hays, JC
Published in: Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)
April 2011

BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression are common in seriously ill patients and may be associated with spiritual concerns. Little research has examined how concerns in different domains of spirituality are related to anxiety and depression. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of spiritual history and current spiritual well-being with symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with advanced illness. METHODS: Cross-sectional cohort study METHODS: Two hundred and ten patients with advanced illness, of whom 1/3 were diagnosed with cancer, 1/3 COPD, and 1/3 CHF. The mean age of the sample was 66 years, and 91% were Christian. METHODS: Outcome measures were the Profile of Mood States' Anxiety Subscale (POMS) and 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD). Predictors were three subscales of the Spiritual History Scale measuring past religious help-seeking and support, past religious participation, and past negative religious experiences and two subscales of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Well-Being Scale measuring the role of faith in illness and meaning, peace, and purpose in life. We conducted multiple regression analyses, controlling for demographics, disease type and severity, self-rated religiousness/spirituality, and frequency of religious attendance and devotion. RESULTS: In adjusted analyses, greater spiritual well-being, including both beliefs about the role of faith in illness and meaning, peace, and purpose in life were associated with fewer symptoms of anxiety (P ≤ 0.001) and depression (P

Duke Scholars

Published In

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

DOI

ISSN

1525-1446

Publication Date

April 2011

Volume

28

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 2

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1110 Nursing
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Hays, J. C. (2011). Public health nursing initiates publication of Cochrane nursing care field review summaries. Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), 28(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00934.x
Hays, J. C. “Public health nursing initiates publication of Cochrane nursing care field review summaries.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.) 28, no. 1 (April 2011): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00934.x.
Hays JC. Public health nursing initiates publication of Cochrane nursing care field review summaries. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2011 Apr;28(1):1–2.
Hays, J. C. “Public health nursing initiates publication of Cochrane nursing care field review summaries.Public Health Nursing (Boston, Mass.), vol. 28, no. 1, Apr. 2011, pp. 1–2. Manual, doi:10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00934.x.
Hays JC. Public health nursing initiates publication of Cochrane nursing care field review summaries. Public health nursing (Boston, Mass). 2011 Apr;28(1):1–2.
Journal cover image

Published In

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)

DOI

ISSN

1525-1446

Publication Date

April 2011

Volume

28

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 2

Related Subject Headings

  • Nursing
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1110 Nursing