Praying for People You Know Predicts Survival over 17 Years Among People Living with HIV in the U.S.

Most studies predicting the effects of prayer on health have examined intercessory prayer (prayers by others who often don’t know you), yet most people pray for their own health and the health of others who they know. Our study, conducted in Miami, USA, differentiated praying for self, known others,...

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VerfasserInnen: Ironson, Gail H. (VerfasserIn) ; Ahmad, Salman Shaheen (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2022, Band: 61, Heft: 5, Seiten: 4081-4095
weitere Schlagwörter:B Spirituality
B Usa
B HIV
B Health
B Mortality
B Religion
B Survival
B Prayer
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Zusammenfassung:Most studies predicting the effects of prayer on health have examined intercessory prayer (prayers by others who often don’t know you), yet most people pray for their own health and the health of others who they know. Our study, conducted in Miami, USA, differentiated praying for self, known others, and unknown others in people living with HIV, a virus with clearly defined biological markers of progression, enabling control for initial CD4-count and viral load. Only praying for known others predicted greater survival. People with HIV who prayed for known others were twice as likely to survive over 17 years compared to those who did not.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01622-5