The Strength to Cope: Spirituality and Faith in Chronic Disease

The lifelong management of a chronic condition requires considerable mental fortitude and commitment in social adjustment and adherence to medical advice. In examining strategies of adaptation, we draw on ethnographic research, including interviews with 69 people with type 2 diabetes and/or cardiova...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of religion and health
VerfasserInnen: Unantenne, Nalika (VerfasserIn) ; Manderson, Lenore 1951- (VerfasserIn) ; Warren, Narelle (VerfasserIn) ; Canaway, Rachel (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2013]
In: Journal of religion and health
weitere Schlagwörter:B Cardiovascular Disease
B Spirituality
B Diabetes mellitus
B Social Support
B Resilience
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Zusammenfassung:The lifelong management of a chronic condition requires considerable mental fortitude and commitment in social adjustment and adherence to medical advice. In examining strategies of adaptation, we draw on ethnographic research, including interviews with 69 people with type 2 diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease. We explore how they incorporate spirituality into their self-management routines, with positive impact on their health and wellbeing, and highlight the role of spiritual practices in supporting people with chronic conditions mentally, physically and socially, so encouraging personal responsibility for one's health and wellbeing.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-011-9554-9