1. Are Prayer-Based Interventions Effective Pain Management Options? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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Jarego, Margarida, Ferreira-Valente, Alexandra, Queiroz-Garcia, Inês, Day, Melissa A., Pais-Ribeiro, José, Costa, Rui M., Pimenta, Filipa, and Jensen, Mark P.
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PRAYER , *ONLINE information services , *PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems , *META-analysis , *CONFIDENCE intervals , *PAIN measurement , *SYSTEMATIC reviews , *COMMUNITIES , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *RESEARCH funding , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MEDLINE , *PAIN management , *EVALUATION - Abstract
This review examined the effects of private and communal participatory prayer on pain. Nine databases were searched. Six randomized controlled trials were included. For private prayer, medium to large effects emerged for 67% to 69% of between-group comparisons; participants in the prayer condition reported lower pain intensity (0.59 < d < 26.17; 4 studies) and higher pain tolerance (0.70 < d < 1.05; 1 study). Pre- to post-intervention comparisons yielded medium to large effects (0.76 < d < 1.67; 2 studies); pain intensity decreased. Although firm conclusions cannot be made because meta-analysis was based on only two studies, the analysis suggested prayer might reduce pain intensity (SMD = − 2.63, 95% CI [− 3.11, − 2.14], I = 0%). (PROSPERO: CRD42020221733). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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