The role of religious and spiritual beliefs in coping with malignant melanoma.

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Title:	The role of religious and spiritual beliefs in coping with malignant melanoma.
Authors:	Holland, Jimmie C., Passik, Steven, Kash, Kathryn M., Russak, Simcha M., Gronert, Melissa K., Sisona, Antonio, Lederberg, Marguerite, Fox, Bernard, Baidere, Lea
Source:	Psycho-Oncology. Jan/Feb1999, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p14-26. 13p.
Subjects:	Melanoma, Psychological adaptation, Religiousness, Spirituality, Ambulatory patient groups, Psychological distress
Abstract:	This study investigated the role of spiritual and religious beliefs in ambulatory patients coping with malignant melanoma. One-hundred and seventeen patients with melanoma being seen in an outpatient clinic completed a battery of measurements including the newly validated Systems of Belief Inventory (SBI-54). No correlation was found between SBI-54 scores and levels of distress. However, there was a correlation between greater reliance on spiritual and religious beliefs and use of an active–cognitive coping style (r =0.46, p <0.0001). Data suggest that use of religious and spiritual beliefs is associated with an active rather than passive form of coping. We suggest that such beliefs provide a helpful active–cognitive framework for many individuals from which to face the existential crises of life-threatening illness. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	This study investigated the role of spiritual and religious beliefs in ambulatory patients coping with malignant melanoma. One-hundred and seventeen patients with melanoma being seen in an outpatient clinic completed a battery of measurements including the newly validated Systems of Belief Inventory (SBI-54). No correlation was found between SBI-54 scores and levels of distress. However, there was a correlation between greater reliance on spiritual and religious beliefs and use of an active–cognitive coping style (r =0.46, p <0.0001). Data suggest that use of religious and spiritual beliefs is associated with an active rather than passive form of coping. We suggest that such beliefs provide a helpful active–cognitive framework for many individuals from which to face the existential crises of life-threatening illness. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	10579249
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199901/02)8:1<14::AID-PON321>3.0.CO;2-E