Newly published article from members of the network regarding the association between religiosness and health among danes. See paper here: https://rdcu.be/b4AwM Abstract: Evidence of a possible association between religion and health in secular societies is sparse. We therefore conducted a nationwide study using data from 1596 Danes aged 50 + who participated in the Survey…
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Tracy and Michael Balboni from Harvard Medical School have published an interesting book together titled Hostility to Hospitality: Spirituality and Professional Socialization within Medicine with Oxford University Press: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hostility-to-hospitality-9780199325764?cc=dk&lang=en& There have been many interesting responses to the book. There is an entire special issue of Society with reflections on and responses to the…
[:en]Dear All, Here is a new article that will interest many of you: Bauereiss, N., et al. (2018). “Effects of existential interventions on spiritual, psychological, and physical well-being in adult patients with cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.” Psychooncology 27(11): 2531-2545. OBJECTIVES: To synthesize the evidence of existential interventions in adult…
Til de danske deltagere i Netværket: I forbindelse med opdatering af faith-health er jeg gået i gang med at lave en liste over publikationer, som deltagere i Netværket har publiceret fra 2008 og frem. Formålet med at have sådan en liste er bl.a. at have noget at henvise til i forbindelse med fondsansøgninger, som viser, at forskningsfeltet…
[:en]Psychologist Caroline Lind Pedersen from the cancer counseling unit on Bornholm, Denmark, has written a literature review on the subject of religion as a resource when facing physical illness, in connection with her training as a specialist in psychotherapy. The article touches upon topics such as increasing religiosity during illness, longevity in religious individuals, relation between religiosity and…
Kirke og Helse er en meget interessant artikel, udarbejdet af Kirkerådet, som, kort sagt, diskuterer og reflekterer over hvordan Den Norske Folkekirke bidrager til et meningsfyldt og sundt liv. Uddrag fra forordet: “Dette heftet gjengir en lett bearbeidet utgave av det saksdokumentet Kirkemøtet hadde til behandling. Det tematiserer kirkens helserelaterte tjeneste i vid forstand: som…
Dear Nordic Colleagues, Sidsel Bekke-Hansen, Christina Gundgaard Pedersen and colleagues have a new article out: The role of religious faith, spirituality and existential considerations among heart patients in a secular society: Relation to depressive symptoms 6 months post acute coronary syndrome It is available on-line here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23568950 If you know of other articles of interest to…
Two new articles published in “Mental Helath, Religion & Culture” (Vol 14, no. 3-4) are very relevant to our field. One is called: “The difficulties assessing spirtiual distress in palliative care patients: a qualitative study” from the UK. The other is called: “Posttraumatic spiritual groth: a phenomenological study of cancer survivors” and from the USA.…
The issue of april 2011 has a special section on cancer and spirituality. It can be a little hard to find on the net, but this link worked for me. Peter la Cour Aprilnummeret fra 2011 har en temasektion om cancer og spiritualitet. Det kan være lidt svært at finde på nettet, men dette link virkede…
Dear Network This new article on religion and coping written by Peter la Cour will be of interest to many of you: http://infolink2003.elbo.dk/PsyNyt/Dokumenter/doc/16757.pdf. Best regards Niels Christian Kære Netværk, Følgende artikel i Psykolognyt af Peter la Cour vil interessere mange: http://infolink2003.elbo.dk/PsyNyt/Dokumenter/doc/16757.pdf. Bedste hilsener, Niels Christian
Susan Strang has defended a ph.d.-thesis at the Karolinske Institutet in Sweden in 2008 with the title Existential Challenges and Coping in Palliative Care – Experiences of patients and family members. It is now available here. She has other interesting article with relevance for the field of faith and health, published with her brother Peter Strang: Existential…
Associate professor, Master of Arts, PhD at Roskilde University Tove Elisabeth Kruse published in December 2009 her senior researcher project entitled ‘Interpretation of illness and use of history. A patients’ perspective on causes of illness and roads to healing’. Bibliotek for Læger, 2009, vol. 201, p. 432-459. Read the article in danish. Abstract: In this article the interpretation…
A new PhD thesis by sociologist of religion Ina Rosen examines the faith of Copenhageners. Click here to read more about the thesis in the danish paper Kristeligt Dagblad.Religionssociolog Ina Rosen har netop færdiggjort sin ph.d.-afhandling ved Lunds Universitet, der undersøger københavnernes forhold til tro og religion. Hun har interviewet 12 grupper med tre informanter…
Dear everybody, I think this comprehensive cover article from Time Magazine will be of interest to you. Best regards, Niels Christian Kære Alle, Jeg tænkte, denne omfattende cover artikel fra Time Magazine vil interessere jer. Bedste hilsener, Niels Christian
Religion and reduced cancer risk – What is the explanation? A review. European Journal of Cancer , Volume 44 , Issue 17 , Pages 2573 – 2579. A . Hoff , C . Johannessen-Henry , L . Ross , N . Hvidt , C . Johansen Abstract Several studies of members of Christian religious communities have shown…
Social inequality and incidence of and survival from tumours of the central nervous system in a population-based study in Denmark, 1994–2003 . European Journal of Cancer , Volume 44 , Issue 14 , Pages 2050 – 2057. L . Schmidt , H . Nielsen , S . Schmiedel , C . Johansen Abstract We investigated the…
The importance of spiritual well-being for cancer patients’ quality of life: MSc in psychology Christina Gundgaard Pedersen & professor Bobby Zachariae. Aarhus University Hospital, Department of oncology, Psyco-Oncology Research Unit. Ugeskrift for Læger 2008; 170 (10):847 Research indicates unmet religious and spiritual needs among cancer patients both internationally and in a secular society like Denmark. Obtaining…
la Cour, Peter. “Existential and religious issues when admitted to hospital in a secular society: Patterns of change.” Mental Health, Religion & Culture 11, vol 8 (2008): 769 – 782.
Read the article Existential thoughts and religious life of Danish patients in Ugeskrift for Læger nr. 21/2008. Summary: Introduction: The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether Danish patients have existential and religious thoughts and if these thoughts are intensified by illness and hospital admittance. Furthermore, we wish to investigate if patients have a higher degree…