Tuesday, 14 August 2007

Did you know???

Did you know that...

Some studies have found that people who are actively spiritual and healthy have a 25% lower morbidity level than those who are not but are healthy

Church communities are able to create 'social capital' (its a Community Health Psychology term - google it) relatively easily and through this enhance the health of all members and negate other determinants of health such as poor housing, poverty, unemployment etc

The majority of people would like their doctor or medical professional to enquire about or include their spiritual belief system in treatment procedures

Spirituality has been found to decrease likelihood of repeat heart attacks etc - especially through daily meditation

I have been collating research for a presentation on how spirituality enhances health and overall wellbeing for my Comm Psych paper - its fascinating the stuff thats out there and the evidence available supporting the incorporation of beliefs and worldviews in health treatments and programmes...