title: Promoting Compliance When Faith Gets in the Way.
abstract: Sixty-six percent of U.S. Christians report they believe God can heal supernaturally, 68% have prayed for someone to be healed supernaturally by God, and 27% state they have experienced a miraculous physical healing. Christians who hold such beliefs may struggle with seeking and adhering to a prescribed healthcare regimen, as well as experience shame. A health education seminar assisting congregants to view healthcare as compatible with faith was implemented and evaluated in a Christian faith community.
authors.affiliation: Barbara Lodge Haynes, MSN, RN, is an assistant professor of nursing at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Missouri, and has served for the last 15 years as a faith community nurse.
authors.forename: Barbara Lodge
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Haynes
mesh_terms: D002835:Christianity; D029221:Faith Healing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008602:Mental Healing; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States