Journal article
Religion and spirituality as predictors of patient-reported outcomes in adults with congenital heart disease around the globe
P Moons, K Luyckx, J Dezutter, AH Kovacs, C Thomet, W Budts, J Enomoto, MA Sluman, HL Yang, JL Jackson, P Khairy, R Subramanyan, L Alday, K Eriksen, M Dellborg, M Berghammer, B Johansson, AS Mackie, S Menahem, M Caruana Show all
International Journal of Cardiology | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2019
Abstract
Aims: Religion and spirituality can be resources for internal strength and resilience, and may assist with managing life's challenges. Prior studies have been undertaken primarily in countries with high proportions of religious/spiritual people. We investigated (i) whether being religious/spiritual is an independent predictor of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in a large international sample of adults with congenital heart disease, (ii) whether the individual level of importance of religion/spirituality is an independent predictor for PROs, and (iii) if these relationships are moderated by the degree to which the respective countries are religious or secular. Methods and results: APPROACH-I..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Research Fund - KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) through grant OT/11/033 to K.L. and P.M.; by the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (Sweden) through grant number 20130607 to M.D.; by the University of Gothenburg Centre for Personcentred Care (Gothenburg, Sweden) to M.D. and P.M.; and by the Cardiac Children's Foundation (Taiwan) through grant CCF2013_02 to H.L.Y. Furthermore, this work was endorsed by and conducted in collaboration with the International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease.