Effectiveness of prayer in reducing anxiety in cancer patients

Objective: To evaluate the effect of prayer on anxiety in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Method: Quasi-experimental study, with pre and post-intervention. Twenty patients admitted to treatment of continuous intravenous chemotherapy were recruited. The volunteers were evaluated through inte...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P 2014-08, Vol.48 (4), p.684-690
Hauptverfasser: Carvalho, Camila Csizmar, Chaves, Erika de Cássia Lopes, Iunes, Denise Hollanda, Simão, Talita Prado, Grasselli, Cristiane da Silva Marciano, Braga, Cristiane Giffoni
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To evaluate the effect of prayer on anxiety in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Method: Quasi-experimental study, with pre and post-intervention. Twenty patients admitted to treatment of continuous intravenous chemotherapy were recruited. The volunteers were evaluated through interviews using a questionnaire of sociodemographic, clinical and spiritual characteristics, the Index of Religiosity Duke University and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Vital signs were measured and collected salivary cortisol. The intervention was applied prayer and data collection occurred in three phases: first collection (baseline), pre and post-intervention. Results: The data found between the pre and post-intervention samples showed different statistically significant for state anxiety (p=
ISSN:0080-6234
1980-220X
0080-6234
DOI:10.1590/S0080-623420140000400016