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AN ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH ON RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL VARIABLES IN THREE MAJOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSING JOURNALS, 1991-1995

J. Andrew Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA; and Hawaii State Hospital, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA
,
Weaver Laura School of Nursing, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
,
Flannelly Kevin Center for Psychosocial Research, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
,
Koenig Harold Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
&
Larson David National Institute for Healthcare Research, Rockville, Maryland, USA; and Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Pages 263-276 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

A review of quantitative research studies published between 1991 and 1995 in 3 major mental health nursing journals revealed that approximately 10% (31 of 311) included a measure of religion or spirituality. This percentage (10%) is 3 to 8 times higher than that found in previous reviews of empirical research in psy chological and psychiatric journals, suggesting that mental health nursing research is more sensitive to the role of religious-spiritual factors on mental health than research in related disciplines. The results are discussed in the context of the history and philosophy of nursing and in comparison to related disciplines. Methodological aspects of the research, especially the importance of multiple measures, are discussed, as are other salient findings.

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