Browse Subjects

Health outcomes Resources

6 - 10 shown of 23 results

Go to page: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5

Sort by: Title • Date • Resource type

How Can Spirituality Affect Your Family's Health? Primary Author: KidsHealth from Nemours Article published on KidsHealth.org that covers the following topics: Spirituality and Physical Health, Spirituality and Mental Health, and Can Spiritual Beliefs Enhance Parenting? Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article, Website

Impact of Religion on Health Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health This is a 2005 talk given by Dr. Koenig that provides a broad overview on the interaction between religion and health and pitfalls clinicians should avoid when communicating with patients about spirituality/religion. Date Last Modified 12/31/2005 Lecture presentation

Impact of Spiritual Symptoms and Their Interactions on Health Services and Life Satisfaction Primary Author: David A. Katerndahl, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Article from the Annals of Family Medicine describing a study of 353 patients at 2 primary care clinics. The study used the Biopsychosociospiritual Inventory (BioPSSI) and measures of life satisfaction and health care use to determine whether spiritual symptoms were related to health outcomes. The author concluded that "this study has shown the relevance of spiritual symptoms and their interactions to understanding health outcomes." Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article

An Increase in Religiousness/Spirituality Occurs After HIV Diagnosis and Predicts Slower Disease Progression over 4 Years in People with HIV Primary Author: Gail Ironson, University of Miami Article published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, examining the extent to which changes in spirituality/religiousness occur after HIV diagnosis and whether changes predict disease progression. The study followed 100 people with HIV over 4 years. Date Last Modified 12/01/2006 Article

A Lion in the House DVD Modules for Health Care Education Primary Author: A Lion in the House, Community Media Productions, Inc. A compelling set of teaching modules is available from the Emmy Award-winning documentary about children with cancer, A LION IN THE HOUSE. Based on real-life case studies, where things do not always go so well, the stories offer a forum to consider and discuss approaches to helping families navigate life and death issues related to cancer. The Case Studies in Spirituality and Childhood Cancer Module offers specific, complicated case studies around issues of spirituality during a pediatric medical crisis. The Institute of Medicine defines pediatric palliative care to include the spiritual needs of a family, with a broad view of spirituality as the search for meaning and purpose in life and in death. Many families rely on spiritual resources in times of health-related crises, especially at end-of-life. Yet the majority of medical caregivers do not address issues of spirituality with their patients, with many feeling ill-equipped to do so. This module offers the insight of several veteran pediatric oncologists around spirituality issues. -Each DVD module contains mini movies shot over a course of six years, competencies & objectives, discussion questions, a recommended resource list, and a PowerPoint presentation. Date Last Modified 04/01/2010 Video, Case example/study, Clinical practice guidelines, Course curriculum, Website