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01-10-2020 | Original Paper

American Indian Women Cancer Survivors’ Spiritual and Religious Coping Practices

Authors: Catherine E. McKinley, Soonhee Roh, Yeon-Shim Lee

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 5/2020

Abstract

Despite AI women’s cancer disparities being a public health concern, a dearth of research on this populations’ spiritual coping poses a barrier to redressing such disparities. The purpose of this article was to explore AI women cancer survivors’ spiritual and religious coping. This qualitative descriptive study included a sample of 43 AI women cancer survivors. Qualitative content analysis revealed that 93% of AI women cancer survivors used a variety of AI spiritual coping, religious coping, and/or a mixture of the two. Results reveal the prevalence of AI spiritual coping, with traditional AI spiritual practices being particularly common.

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Title: American Indian Women Cancer Survivors’ Spiritual and Religious Coping Practices
Authors: Catherine E. McKinley
Soonhee Roh
Yeon-Shim Lee
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01023-6

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