Complementary religious and spiritual interventions in physical health and quality of life: A systematic review of randomized controlled clinical trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether religious and spiritual interventions (RSIs) can promote physical health and quality of life in individuals.

Methods

The following databases were used to conduct a systematic review: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane, and Scielo. Randomized controlled trials that evaluated RSIs regarding physical health outcomes and/or quality of life in English, Spanish or Portuguese were included. RSI protocols performed at a distance (i.e. intercessory prayer) or for psychiatric disorders were excluded. This study consisted of two phases: (a) reading titles and abstracts, and (b) assessing the full articles and their methodological quality using the Cochrane Back Review Group scale.

Results

In total, 7,070 articles were identifi

SUBMITTER: Goncalves JPB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5648186 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature