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The Role Of Spirituality And Religiosity In Persons Living With Sickle Cell Disease, Dora L. Clayton-Jones, Kristin Haglund
The Role Of Spirituality And Religiosity In Persons Living With Sickle Cell Disease, Dora L. Clayton-Jones, Kristin Haglund
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Purpose: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a serious debilitating chronic illness, affecting approximately 90,000 Americans and millions globally. Spirituality and religiosity (S/R) may ease the burden faced by persons living with SCD. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of S/R in adolescents and adults living with SCD in the research literature.
Method: The electronic databases Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Health Source Nursing/Academic, ProQuest Health Module, PsycINFO, Medline, PubMed, and the American Theological Library Association were searched from January 1995 to December 2014.
Findings: Of the 89 studies retrieved, 11 articles between 2001 …