Religious Beliefs Shaping Health Care and Transforming Health Concepts: The Case of Shanghai
Gu S. Sokolovskiy K. Evreeva O. Ivleva S.
December 2024Springer
Journal of Religion and Health
2024#63Issue 64376 - 4396 pp.
This study examines the connection between health and religious beliefs in modern Chinese society and builds a model reimagining the conception of health. The study draws on interviews with 108 patients (52 were women and 56 were men) at Huashan Hospital (Shanghai City, China). The survey ran between May 10 and May 14, 2021. More than 50% of female and male respondents reported having religious beliefs. Most acknowledged the crucial role of faith and religious beliefs in overcoming treatment challenges and alleviating patient suffering. The role of faith and religious beliefs in physical/mental treatment and health maintenance received the highest average percent positive score among female respondents. According to the multiple regression results of demographic parameters (age, ethnicity, gender, education, and urban or rural residence), only gender had a statistically significant effect on the impact of religious beliefs on health care attitudes. The proposed model builds on the Confucian concept of Ren (humanity), which refers to a harmonious relationship between people within a family or society bound by specific rules. The results of this study can help expand awareness about religion and its role in healthcare as a means to support patients’ spiritual and physical health.
Health beliefs , Human health , Medical reforms , Religious beliefs , Shanghai, China , Spiritual commitment
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School of Geography and Tourism, Huizhou University, Huizhou, China
Department of General Subjects, Humanitarian and Technical Academy, Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
Department of Philosophy, Russian State Social University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Department of Nursing Management and Social Work, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
School of Geography and Tourism
Department of General Subjects
Department of Philosophy
Department of Nursing Management and Social Work
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