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Religiousness and spirituality in fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients.

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Moreira-Almeida, A; Koenig, HG
Published in: Curr Pain Headache Rep
October 2008

The influence of psychosocial factors on pain experience and patient response has received increasing interest and recognition. Patients with chronic pain from several sources (eg, musculoskeletal, cancer, or sickle cell) usually report that religiousness and spirituality are important in their lives. Prayer is the most used complementary therapy; religious coping is among the most common strategies used to deal with pain. Religious variables are not usually associated with pain measures, except in some studies indicating that petitionary prayer is related to higher pain levels, possibly suggesting a turning to religion due to increasing pain. The best available evidence supports a positive association between religiousness and spirituality, with higher well-being and positive affect, and a negative association with depressive and anxiety symptoms. We discuss the importance of addressing spiritual issues in clinical practice, and increasing and improving research on religiousness/spirituality in chronic pain patients.

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Curr Pain Headache Rep

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1534-3081

Publication Date

October 2008

Volume

12

Issue

5

Start / End Page

327 / 332

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spirituality
  • Spiritual Therapies
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Religion
  • Psychology
  • Pain
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Chronic Disease
 

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Moreira-Almeida, A., & Koenig, H. G. (2008). Religiousness and spirituality in fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients. Curr Pain Headache Rep, 12(5), 327–332. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-008-0055-9
Moreira-Almeida, Alexander, and Harold G. Koenig. “Religiousness and spirituality in fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients.Curr Pain Headache Rep 12, no. 5 (October 2008): 327–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-008-0055-9.
Moreira-Almeida A, Koenig HG. Religiousness and spirituality in fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2008 Oct;12(5):327–32.
Moreira-Almeida, Alexander, and Harold G. Koenig. “Religiousness and spirituality in fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients.Curr Pain Headache Rep, vol. 12, no. 5, Oct. 2008, pp. 327–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s11916-008-0055-9.
Moreira-Almeida A, Koenig HG. Religiousness and spirituality in fibromyalgia and chronic pain patients. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2008 Oct;12(5):327–332.
Journal cover image

Published In

Curr Pain Headache Rep

DOI

EISSN

1534-3081

Publication Date

October 2008

Volume

12

Issue

5

Start / End Page

327 / 332

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spirituality
  • Spiritual Therapies
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Religion
  • Psychology
  • Pain
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Chronic Disease