Religious and Spiritual Beliefs and Practices of Persons With Chronic Pain
Abstract
Ninety-five persons receiving treatment for chronic pain were surveyed using the Spirituality and Chronic Pain Survey (SCPS). The survey included a pain assessment, a spiritual/religious practices assessment, and questions related to spiritual/religious beliefs and attitudes. Most participants reported experiencing constant, higher-level pain. The most frequent responses to pain were taking medication (89%) and praying (61%). Results indicated the majority of respondents perceived God or a Spiritual Power as helping them cope with pain and as a source of happiness, connection, and meaning in life. A factor analysis on attitude items of the SCPS identified 4 factors that accounted for 60% of the variance: (a) Spiritual Connection and Meaning, (b) Spiritual Increase and Hopefulness, (c) Spiritual Decrease and Punishment, and (d) Spiritual Power. Results suggest the relevance and utility of spirituality assessment for persons who live with chronic pain. Implications for practice, education, and future research are discussed.
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61% of 95 CP patients declared that they prayed in response to pain, and they relied more heavily on God or spiritual practices since the pain condition began.
“Glover-Graf et al123 showed that 61% of 95 CP patients declared that they prayed in response to pain, revealing that they had to come to rely more heavily on God or spiritual practices since the pain condition began.”
From <p>Pain and Evil: From Local Nociception to Misery Following Social Harm</p> (2020) · cites this paper as [123]
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- Authors
- Glover-Graf, N. M., Marini, I., Baker, J., & Buck, T.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas System (US)
- University of Texas-Galveston
- University of Arizona (US)
- Corresponding author
- Glover-Graf, Noreen M.
- Venue
- Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-10
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 21-33
- ISSN
- 0034-3552 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-4853
- OpenAlex
- W2146505251
- Cited by
- 106
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Demography › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Keywords
- chronic pain, spirituality, religious beliefs, spiritual practice, prayer, pain coping, spirituality assessment, meaning in life, hope, religious coping
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