Assessing the feasibility of a spiritual healing intervention for adults with moderate depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial
Spiritual healing may be a beneficial option for individuals who suffer from moderate depression. The participants in this study were satisfied with the spiritual healing treatment, and adherence rates were high. Future RCTs should consider recruiting participants through different avenues to enhance research feasibility to alleviate the burden on family care physicians' offices.
Authors
- Agnete Egilsdatter Kristoffersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4642-0310)
- Trine Stub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7053-509X)
- Audun Campell Irgens
- Olav Knudsen-Baas
- Anne Helen Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7396-0879)
Institutions
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- Sørlandet Sykehus (NO)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2025.103133
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17