TY - JOUR
T1 - A Brief Historical Review of Specific Religious Denominations
T2 - How History Influences Current Medical–Religious Partnerships
AU - Galiatsatos, Panagis
AU - Lehmijoki-Gardner, Maiju
AU - Daniel Hale, W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/4/1
Y1 - 2016/4/1
N2 - Improving health care in the twenty-first century will require new and creative approaches, with special attention given to health literacy and patient engagement since these two variables play a significant role in chronic health issues and their management. In order to better improve these key variables, strong partnerships between patients, their communities, and medical institutions must be developed. One way of facilitating these relationships is through medical–religious partnerships. Religious leaders are in regular contact with people who need education about and support with health issues. However, identifying the most effective way to approach specific congregations can pose a challenge to healthcare providers and institutions. In this paper, we provide a brief historical review of certain religious traditions and how their history plays a role in current medical–religious partnerships.
AB - Improving health care in the twenty-first century will require new and creative approaches, with special attention given to health literacy and patient engagement since these two variables play a significant role in chronic health issues and their management. In order to better improve these key variables, strong partnerships between patients, their communities, and medical institutions must be developed. One way of facilitating these relationships is through medical–religious partnerships. Religious leaders are in regular contact with people who need education about and support with health issues. However, identifying the most effective way to approach specific congregations can pose a challenge to healthcare providers and institutions. In this paper, we provide a brief historical review of certain religious traditions and how their history plays a role in current medical–religious partnerships.
KW - Community health
KW - Health promotion
KW - History of religion
KW - Medical–religious partnerships
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U2 - 10.1007/s10943-015-0123-5
DO - 10.1007/s10943-015-0123-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 26345681
AN - SCOPUS:84961217485
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 55
SP - 587
EP - 592
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 2
ER -