title: Prayer as a complementary health strategy for managing HIV-related symptoms among ethnically diverse patients.
abstract: Data were analyzed from an ethnically diverse convenience sample comprising 1071 adults participating in a multisite study. Older African Americans, Hispanics, and females were more likely to use prayer as a complementary health strategy for HIV-related anxiety, depression, fatigue, and nausea. Implications for future studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Disparities Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. colemanc@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Christopher Lance
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.forename: Lucille S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Eller
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Nokes
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bunch
authors.forename: Nancy R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Inge B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Corless
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dole
authors.forename: Jeanne K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kemppainen
authors.forename: Kenn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirksey
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Seficik
authors.forename: Patrice K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Yun-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Holzemer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D029221:Faith Healing / Q000523:psychology*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D009664:Norway; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D014481:United States