"Leaving it to God" Religion and Spirituality among Filipina Immigrant Breast Cancer Survivors

Many Filipinos have a powerful adherence to Catholicism. However, little is known about spirituality and religious involvement of Filipina Americans who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Ten (n = 10) in-depth qualitative interviews with Filipina immigrant breast cancer survivors identified pra...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health 2014-04, Vol.53 (2), p.449-460
Main Authors: Lagman, Regina A., Yoo, Grace J., Levine, Ellen G., Donnell, Kira A., Lim, Holly R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Asian Americans
Attitude to Health
Breast cancer
Breast Neoplasms - psychology
California
Catholicism
Catholicism - psychology
Clinical Psychology
Diseases
Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology
Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data
Faith
Female
Healing
Humans
Interviews as Topic - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Nuns
Original Paper
Philippines - ethnology
Prayer
Public Health
Quality of life
Religion and Psychology
Religiosity
Religious Studies
Spiritual belief systems
Spirituality
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivor
Survivors - psychology
Survivors - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Many Filipinos have a powerful adherence to Catholicism. However, little is known about spirituality and religious involvement of Filipina Americans who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Ten (n = 10) in-depth qualitative interviews with Filipina immigrant breast cancer survivors identified prayer to be the most common religious practice, followed by prayers by others and spiritual support from the Catholic Church. These findings can help clinicians and researchers understand the role of spirituality and religion in providing comfort and support for Filipina immigrant breast cancer patient as they face the stress of diagnosis and treatment.
ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-012-9648-z