TY - JOUR
T1 - Spirituality in tobacco dependence
T2 - A Mayo Clinic survey
AU - McFadden, David
AU - Croghan, Ivana T.
AU - Piderman, Kathryn M.
AU - Lundstrom, Carl
AU - Schroeder, Darrell R.
AU - Hays, J. Taylor
N1 - Funding Information:
The project described was supported by the Mayo Clinic Sponsorship Research Committee and the Mayo Clinic General Internal Medicine. We are grateful for their contributions. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Mayo Clinic.
Funding Information:
Dr Hays has received research grant support from Pfizer and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals .
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - Context: With widespread interest in natural remedies and "wholistic" treatments, there has been a renewed focus on the impact of spirituality related alternative therapy for many current chronic diseases. Objective: To assess the potential impact of spiritual beliefs on lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, we conducted a patient survey. Design/Setting: This cross-section study was conducted using a 27-question survey of patients seen at the Mayo Clinic over a 14-week period. Patients: We invited all patients (smokers and nonsmokers) seen in several Mayo Clinic divisions to participate in this voluntary survey. Interventions: The survey included demographic information, history of tobacco use or nonuse, and assessment of spirituality. Main Outcome Measure: Among the 501 patients who participated, 370 were nonsmokers and 131 were smokers. Compared with smokers, nonsmokers more often participated in religious activities such as regular weekly church attendance (48% vs. 24%), daily prayer, and Bible study (49% vs. 24%; P < .001). Current smoking was negatively correlated with religious activities. However, after adjustment for demographic facdtors, there was no significant difference in intrinsic spirituality (importance of religion) between the two groups (P < .130). Result: Nonsmokers are more likely to engage in religious activities such as prayer, Bible study, and regular church attendance. Further studies may be helpful to clearly define the potential impact of spirituality on smoking cessation.
AB - Context: With widespread interest in natural remedies and "wholistic" treatments, there has been a renewed focus on the impact of spirituality related alternative therapy for many current chronic diseases. Objective: To assess the potential impact of spiritual beliefs on lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, we conducted a patient survey. Design/Setting: This cross-section study was conducted using a 27-question survey of patients seen at the Mayo Clinic over a 14-week period. Patients: We invited all patients (smokers and nonsmokers) seen in several Mayo Clinic divisions to participate in this voluntary survey. Interventions: The survey included demographic information, history of tobacco use or nonuse, and assessment of spirituality. Main Outcome Measure: Among the 501 patients who participated, 370 were nonsmokers and 131 were smokers. Compared with smokers, nonsmokers more often participated in religious activities such as regular weekly church attendance (48% vs. 24%), daily prayer, and Bible study (49% vs. 24%; P < .001). Current smoking was negatively correlated with religious activities. However, after adjustment for demographic facdtors, there was no significant difference in intrinsic spirituality (importance of religion) between the two groups (P < .130). Result: Nonsmokers are more likely to engage in religious activities such as prayer, Bible study, and regular church attendance. Further studies may be helpful to clearly define the potential impact of spirituality on smoking cessation.
KW - smoking cessation
KW - spirituality
KW - tobacco dependence
KW - wholistic treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.explore.2011.02.003
DO - 10.1016/j.explore.2011.02.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 21571235
AN - SCOPUS:79956148066
SN - 1550-8307
VL - 7
SP - 162
EP - 167
JO - Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
JF - Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
IS - 3
ER -