TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of Islamic religion and spirituality on the well-being and quality of life of cancer patients
T2 - a meta-analysis and a hypothetical model of cerebral mechanisms
AU - Rodrigues-Sobral, Monique Machado
AU - Carneiro, Lara S.F.
AU - Pupe, Camila Castelo Branco
AU - Do Nascimento, Osvaldo José Moreira
AU - Sampaio, Cristina Andrade
AU - Monteiro-Junior, Renato Sobral
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objective: To systematically analyze quantitative data about the effects of religion/spirituality and the well-being/quality of life of cancer patients. The second aim was to hypothesize a neurophysiological model of the association between religion/spirituality and the brain. Methods: This study met the PRISMA Statement and was registered at PROSPERO database. Randomized and Controlled trials investigating religion/spirituality and well-being/quality of life of cancer patients were included. Based on neuroimaging and neurophysiology studies, a neuroanatomical model was developed to hypothesize the relationship between neuroscience and religion/spirituality. Results: A large effect size was found on the improvement of well-being/quality of life (SMD = 3.90 [2.43-5.38], p < 0.01). Heterogeneity was high among studies (I2 = 98%, p < 0.01). Specific regions of the brain, such as the temporal lobes, amygdalae and hippocampus, regions from the limbic system, were hypothesized to take part in the religion/spirituality phenomena and the well-being/quality of life improvement. Conclusion: Religion/spirituality intervention, mainly the Islamic, promotes an improvement on wellbeing/quality of life of cancer patients.
AB - Objective: To systematically analyze quantitative data about the effects of religion/spirituality and the well-being/quality of life of cancer patients. The second aim was to hypothesize a neurophysiological model of the association between religion/spirituality and the brain. Methods: This study met the PRISMA Statement and was registered at PROSPERO database. Randomized and Controlled trials investigating religion/spirituality and well-being/quality of life of cancer patients were included. Based on neuroimaging and neurophysiology studies, a neuroanatomical model was developed to hypothesize the relationship between neuroscience and religion/spirituality. Results: A large effect size was found on the improvement of well-being/quality of life (SMD = 3.90 [2.43-5.38], p < 0.01). Heterogeneity was high among studies (I2 = 98%, p < 0.01). Specific regions of the brain, such as the temporal lobes, amygdalae and hippocampus, regions from the limbic system, were hypothesized to take part in the religion/spirituality phenomena and the well-being/quality of life improvement. Conclusion: Religion/spirituality intervention, mainly the Islamic, promotes an improvement on wellbeing/quality of life of cancer patients.
KW - cancer
KW - neoplasms
KW - quality of life
KW - Religious beliefs
KW - spiritual therapies
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U2 - 10.1590/0047-2085000000369
DO - 10.1590/0047-2085000000369
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85134558955
SN - 0047-2085
VL - 71
SP - 141
EP - 148
JO - Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
JF - Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
IS - 2
ER -
