Objective To examine whether religious and spiritual interventions (RSIs) can promote
physical health and quality of life in individuals. Methods The following databases were …

Background. Despite the extensive literature assessing associations between
religiosity/spirituality and health, few studies have investigated the clinical applicability of …

Background Spiritual interventions have proved to alleviate suffering, help the patient to
prepare for end of life issues, improve quality of life, and well-being. Objective This study …

Spiritism is the third most common religion in Brazil, and its therapies have been used by
millions worldwide. These therapies are based on therapeutic resources including prayer …

This systematic review of randomized controlled trials investigated the effects of two
religious/spiritual (R/S) practices (breathwork and chanting) on mental health outcomes …

Context: The impact of spirituality on recovery from disease and the promotion of health is a
topic that has received the attention of many researchers and scholars around the world …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is determined by multiple factors that
include components such as spirituality and religiousness (S/R). Even though various …

This chapter reviews the more than 100 meta-analyses and systematic reviews of relations
between religion/spirituality (R/S) and health that have been published in refereed journals …

It is known that health is determined by physical, mental, social, and spiritual factors. During
the last decades there has been a considerable increase in the number of studies showing …

This chapter reviews theories and empirical evidence on relations between religion and
spirituality (R/S), and mental health, a topic of increasing interest to public health. Evidence …