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Spirituality and Infectious Diseases

Healthcare Challenges

HIV/AIDS Research
Chronic Illness; General Healthcare Providers
Mental Health
Substance Use/Abuse
Pain Management
Organ Transplants
Suicide
End-of-Life Challenges
Condoms
Circumcision
Pediatric Care
Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transgendered
Battered Women

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HIV/AIDS

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Religious Coping and Physiological, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Outcomes in
Patients with HIV/AIDS: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Findings.
Trevino KM, Pargament KI, Cotton S, et al
AIDS Behav. 2007 Dec 7
Abstract

The Relationship Between Spirituality, Purpose in Life, and Well-Being in HIV-Positive
Persons.
Litwinczuk KM, Groh CJ.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2007 May - June;18(3):13-22.
Abstract

Spiritual and Religious Experiences of Gay Men With HIV Illness.
Seegers DL.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2007 May - June;18(3):5-12.
Abstract

An exploration of the meaning of spirituality voiced by persons living with hiv disease
and healthy adults.
Tuck I, Thinganjana W.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2007 Feb;28(2):151-66.
Abstract

Gender Differences in Use of Prayer as a Self-Care Strategy for Managing Symptoms in African
Americans Living With HIV/AIDS.
Coleman CL, Holzemer WL, Eller LS, et al
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2006 Jul-Aug;17(4):16-23.
Abstract

ffects of Spiritual Mantram Repetition on HIV Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Bormann JE, Gifford AL, Shively M, et al
J Behav Med. 2006 Jul 18;
Abstract

The Effect of HIV/AIDS Disease Progression on Spirituality and Self-Transcendence in a
Multicultural Population.
Ramer L, Johnson D, Chan L, Barrett MT.
J Transcult Nurs. 2006 Jul;17(3):280-9.
Abstract

A path model of the effects of spirituality on depressive symptoms and 24-hurinary-free
cortisol inHIV-positive persons.
Carrico AW, Ironson G, Antoni MH, et al
J Psychosom Res. 2006 Jul;61(1):51-8.
Abstract

A Relationship-Based Framework of Spirituality for Individuals with HIV.
Tarakeshwar N, Khan N, Sikkema KJ.
AIDS Behav. 2006 Feb 18;
Abstract

Spirituality, mental health, physical health, and health-related quality of life among women
with hiv/aids: integrating spirituality into mental health care.
Dalmida SG.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2006 Feb-Mar;27(2):185-98.
Abstract

Spiritual well-being, sleep disturbance, and mental and physical health status in
hiv-infected individuals.
Phillips KD, Mock KS, Bopp CM,
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2006 Feb-Mar;27(2):125-39.
Abstract

Religious Beliefs, Practices and Treatment Adherence Among Individuals with HIV in
the Southern United States.
Parsons SK, Cruise PL, Davenport WM, Jones V
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2006 Feb;20(2):97-111
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Religion and HIV/AIDS
Rev. Canon G Byamugisha
(15IAC)
Abstract

Is their a role for religion in the fight against HIV and AIDS?
A O Maulana
(15IAC)
Abstract

Compassion and stigma: the conflicting role of religion in influencing HIV vulnerability
and prevention
L C Nyblade, K MacQuarrie, H Banteyerga, et al
(15IAC)
Abstract

Religion and HIV/AIDS:an interfaith response
T Chikuku
(15IAC)
Abstract

Religions and school AIDS education: diversity of approaches
C Braslavsky, C Braslavsky
(15IAC)
Abstract

Mental Health

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

The contribution of religious and existential well-being to depression among
African American heterosexuals with HIV infection.
Coleman CL.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2004 Jan-Feb;25(1):103-10
Abstract

Spirituality and sexual orientation: relationship to mental well-being and functional health
status.
Coleman CL.
J Adv Nurs. 2003 Sep;43(5):457-64
Abstract

Substance Use/Abuse

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Addiction and spirituality.
Cook CC.
Addiction. 2004 May;99(5):539-5
Abstract

Spiritual beliefs, world assumptions, and HIV risk behavior among heroin and
cocaine users.
Avants SK, Marcotte D, Arnold R, Margolin A.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2003 Jun;17(2):159-62
Abstract

Addressing the spiritual needs of a drug user living with human immunodeficiency virus:
a case study.
Marcotte D, Margolin A, Avants SK.
J Altern Complement Med. 2003 Feb;9(1):169-75.
Abstract

Mediational models of spirituality and depressive symptomatology among HIV-positive
Puerto Rican women.
Simoni JM, Ortiz MZ.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2003 Feb;9(1):3-15
Abstract

Patient attitudes concerning the inclusion of spirituality into addiction treatment.
Arnold R, Avants SK, Margolin A, Marcotte D.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2002 Dec;23(4):319-26.
Abstract

Chronic Illness: General Reports

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Spirituality, chronic illness, and rural life.
Craig C, Weinert C, Walton J,
J Holist Nurs. 2006 Mar;24(1):27-35
Abstract

Pain Management

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Religious orientation and pain management.
Low JF Am
J Occup Ther 1997 Mar;51(3):215-9
Abstract

Organ Transplants

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Waiting for a liver transplant: psychosocial well-being, spirituality, and need for counselling.
Goetzmann L, Wagner-Huber R
Transplant Proc. 2006 Nov;38(9):2931-6.
Abstract

Suicide

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Religious affiliation and suicide attempt.
Dervic K, Oquendo MA, Grunebaum MF
Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Dec;161(12):2303-8.
Abstract

Spirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians.
Garroutte EM, Goldberg J, Beals J, et al
Soc Sci Med 2003 Apr;56(7):1571-9
Abstract

End-of-Life Care

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

The Caregiver's Perspective on Existential and Spiritual Distress in Palliative Care.
Boston PH, Mount BM.3
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006 Jul;32(1):13-26.
Abstract

Religiosity and the challenge of terminal illness.
McGrath P.
Death Stud. 2003 Dec;27(10):881-99.
Abstract

Spiritual distress at life's end: finding meaning in the maelstrom.
Kennedy C, Cheston SE.
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2003 Summer;57(2):131-41.
Abstract

Early clinical exposure to people who are dying: learning to care at the end of life.
MacLeod RD, Parkin C, Pullon S, Robertson G.
Med Educ 2003 Jan;37(1):51-8
Abstract

Substance Use/Abuse

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Addiction and spirituality.
Cook CC.
Addiction. 2004 May;99(5):539-5
Abstract

Spiritual beliefs, world assumptions, and HIV risk behavior among heroin and
cocaine users.
Avants SK, Marcotte D, Arnold R, Margolin A.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2003 Jun;17(2):159-62
Abstract

Addressing the spiritual needs of a drug user living with human immunodeficiency virus:
a case study.
Marcotte D, Margolin A, Avants SK.
J Altern Complement Med. 2003 Feb;9(1):169-75.
Abstract

Mediational models of spirituality and depressive symptomatology among HIV-positive
Puerto Rican women.
Simoni JM, Ortiz MZ.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2003 Feb;9(1):3-15
Abstract

Patient attitudes concerning the inclusion of spirituality into addiction treatment.
Arnold R, Avants SK, Margolin A, Marcotte D.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2002 Dec;23(4):319-26.
Abstract

Pain Management

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

The relationship between religion/spirituality and physical health, mental health,
and pain in a chronic pain population.
Elizabeth Rippentrop A, Altmaier EM, et al
Pain. 2005 Jun 23;
Abstract

Religious orientation and pain management.
Low JF Am
J Occup Ther 1997 Mar;51(3):215-9
Abstract

Suicide

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Religious affiliation and suicide attempt.
Dervic K, Oquendo MA, Grunebaum MF
Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Dec;161(12):2303-8.
Abstract

Spirituality and attempted suicide among American Indians.
Garroutte EM, Goldberg J, Beals J, et al
Soc Sci Med 2003 Apr;56(7):1571-9
Abstract

End-of-Life Challenges

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Perspectives on spirituality at the end of life: a meta-summary.
Williams AL.
Palliat Support Care. 2006 Dec;4(4):407-17.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Death, dying and informatics: misrepresenting religion on MedLine
del Pozo PR Fins JJ
BMC Medical Ethics 2005, 6:6 (1 July 2005)
Paper

Religiosity and the challenge of terminal illness.
McGrath P.
Death Stud. 2003 Dec;27(10):881-99.
Abstract

Spiritual distress at life's end: finding meaning in the maelstrom.
Kennedy C, Cheston SE.
J Pastoral Care Counsel. 2003 Summer;57(2):131-41.
Abstract

Early clinical exposure to people who are dying: learning to care at the end of life.
MacLeod RD, Parkin C, Pullon S, Robertson G.
Med Educ 2003 Jan;37(1):51-8
Abstract

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Conversations at the End of Life: Clinicians role in the Community and
Congregation
Reifsteck SW.
(130 APHA )
Abstract

Pediatric Challenges

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Spirituality in children confronting death.
Stuber ML, Houskamp BM.
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2004 Jan;13(1):127-36, viii
Abstract

Pediatrician beliefs about spirituality and religion in medicine: associations with
clinical practice.
Armbruster CA, Chibnall JT, Legett S.
Pediatrics 2003 Mar;111(3):E227-35
Abstract

Culture & spirituality as an integrated concept in pediatric care.
McEvoy M. MCN
Am J Matern Child Nurs 2003 Jan-Feb;28(1):39-43
Abstract

Spiritual care needs of hospitalized children and their families: a national survey of
pastoral care providers' perceptions.
Feudtner C, Haney J, Dimmers MA.
Pediatrics 2003 Jan;111(1):e67-72
Abstract

Gays. Lesbian, Bisexuals, and Transgendered

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Spirituality and sexual orientation: relationship to mental well-being and functional
health status.
Coleman CL.
J Adv Nurs. 2003 Sep;43(5):457-64
Abstract

Battered Women

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

The lived experience of women in abusive relationships who sought spiritual guidance.
Copel LC.
ssues Ment Health Nurs. 2008 Feb;29(2):115-30.
Abstract

Condoms

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Condoms and religion - a controversial mix
Lauver DL, Thananowan N.
(15iIAC)
Abstract

The Church and Condom issues- An experience in a faith-based organization
AO Atobatele
(15iIAC)
Abstract

Circumcision

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

FULL--TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases: An ecologic analysis of 118
developing countries.
Drain PK, Halperin DT, Hughes JP, et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 30;6(1):172
Paper

        Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases: An ecologic analysis of
125 developing countries
P K Drain, D T Halperin, R C Bailey
(15IAC)
Abstract

Pediatric Challenges

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Spirituality in children confronting death.
Stuber ML, Houskamp BM.
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2004 Jan;13(1):127-36, viii
Abstract

Pediatrician beliefs about spirituality and religion in medicine: associations with
clinical practice.
Armbruster CA, Chibnall JT, Legett S.
Pediatrics 2003 Mar;111(3):E227-35
Abstract

Culture & spirituality as an integrated concept in pediatric care.
McEvoy M. MCN
Am J Matern Child Nurs 2003 Jan-Feb;28(1):39-43
Abstract

Spiritual care needs of hospitalized children and their families: a national survey of
pastoral care providers' perceptions.
Feudtner C, Haney J, Dimmers MA.
Pediatrics 2003 Jan;111(1):e67-72
Abstract

Research

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Spirituality in children and adolescents: research findings and implications for |
clinicians and researchers.
Houskamp BM, Fisher LA, Stuber ML.
Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2004 Jan;13(1):221-30
Abstract

Healthcare Providers

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Talking about spirituality in the clinical setting: can being professional require being
personal?
Kuczewski MG.
Am J Bioeth. 2007 Jul;7(7):4-11.
Abstract

The Role of the Pharmacist-Prayer and Spirituality in Healing.
Rosenbaum CC
Ann Pharmacother. 2007 Mar 6
Abstract

Do Pastoral Care Providers Recognize Nurses as Spiritual Care Providers?
Cavendish R, Edelman M, Naradovy L, et al
Holist Nurs Pract. 2007 March/April;21(2):89-98
Abstract

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