Prayers and beliefs among relatives of children admitted in pediatrics wards.

Autor: Nimbalkar AS; Department of Physiology, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India., Mungala BM; Department of Pediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India., Khanna AK; Department of Pediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India., Patil KH; Central Research Services, Charutar Arogya Mandal, Karamsad, Gujarat, India., Nimbalkar SM; Department of Pediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.; Central Research Services, Charutar Arogya Mandal, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2019 Mar; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 1123-1128.
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_333_18
Abstrakt: Context: Spirituality/Religion is important to many parents and they may call upon God to make the child healthier and normal.
Aims: We surveyed parents/relatives of children admitted to in-patient services for their praying practices and beliefs thereof.
Settings and Design: Cross-sectional survey in 150 parents/relatives of patients admitted to pediatric ward, pediatric intensive care (PICU) unit, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (50 each).
Materials and Methods: We collected demographic, praying practices' information and asked them to fill a Prayer Questionnaire Score Chart which classified the individual's religiosity.
Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, independent t -test, and one-way ANOVA were used for analysis.
Results: Hindus constituted 126 (84%) participants. In 118 (78.67%) cases, mothers responded to survey. Average time of prayer in PICU (159 min) was more than NICU (109 min) and pediatric ward (114 min). Average frequency of prayer before admission (10.49) was less significant than frequency of prayer after admission (13.64) ( P value < 0.001). Most of the people, 91 (60.67%), prayed by standing near statues of God or praying silently while recalling God's images. Almost all people, 149 (99.33%), believed that both medical care and prayer were required for recovery of patient. According to patient's relatives, average 52% recovery of patient was due to medicine.
Conclusions: Prayer was an integral component of parents/relatives' daily spiritual/religious ritual that was directed toward the admitted child's recovery. Statistically significant increase in frequency of praying after admission indicates the importance of prayers and spirituality in their minds as a part of treatment.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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