Prayer and reverence in naturalistic, aesthetic, and socio-moral contexts predicted fewer complications following coronary artery bypass

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 570-581

  Ai, Amy L ^a   Wink, Paul ^b   Tice, Terrence N ^c   Bolling, Steven F ^c   Shearer, Marshall ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

A sense of deep interconnectedness; Cardiovascular diseases and coronary artery bypass surgery; Diverse faiths and sense of reverence in different context; Multi faceted measures and effects of religion and spirituality; Prayer; Spiritual seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RELIGION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71449086319     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-009-9228-1     Document Type: Article

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