Possible Influence of Spiritual and Religious Beliefs on Hypertension

Abstract

Religious and spiritual beliefs are beneficial in stroke patients as coping strategies. This work has investigated the feeling of people about it by proposing to 174 volunteers aged 54.0 ± 16.9 years the Royal Free Interview (RFI). Interviewed subjects considered the beliefs beneficial for health independently of their form. Ascertaining the pre-morbid understanding of life in subjects at risk of hypertension may be useful to verify self-confidence and coping possibilities against anger, fear, and stress, factors that may exert a negative effect.

Keywords:

• coping
• faith
• hypertension
• prayer
• meditation