Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Utilization of Prayer and Clergy Counseling by Infertile US Women Desiring Pregnancy
| Autor: | S Kim, Esther Chan, Stephen C. Collins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Counseling Infertility medicine.medical_specialty Race ethnicity media_common.quotation_subject Ethnic group 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Spirituality 030212 general & internal medicine General Nursing media_common 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Public health Racial Groups Religious studies General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Prayer Religion Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Female Support system Clergy business Infertility Female Healthcare providers Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Religion and Health. 57:2230-2240 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6571 0022-4197 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10943-017-0536-4 |
| Popis: | Religion can have a significant influence on the experience of infertility. However, it is unclear how many US women turn to religion when facing infertility. Here, we examine the utilization of prayer and clergy counsel among a nationally representative sample of 1062 infertile US women. Prayer was used by 74.8% of the participants, and clergy counsel was the most common formal support system utilized. Both prayer and clergy counsel were significantly more common among black and Hispanic women. Healthcare providers should acknowledge the spiritual needs of their infertile patients and ally with clergy when possible to provide maximally effective care. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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