Abstract: Faith is the first and fundamental virtue
on which all the remaining virtues are supported as
if it were a foundation. Faith is not a duty. It is an
experience and emotion. There is a close relation
between the ability to believe in God and His healing
power. Many studies refer to the relationship
concerning the religious faith and the healing power
with several diseases.
Purpose: The purpose of the present study is the
investigation of the relationship between the
conscious faith and the prevalence of the coronary
diseases. Material – Method: 481 Greek Orthodox
citizens took part in the study. 85% were residents
of Athens and the 15% were residents of the
provinces. 60% of the sample were women and 40%
were men. For the requirements of the data’s
statistical analysis the population of the study was
separated into two groups, the conscious faithful
(group A) and the faithful according to family
tradition (group B). A self‐completed questionnaire
of 38 closed‐type questions was used for the
selection of information. The questions were related to religious faith and the existence or non‐existence
of coronary artery disease.
Results: The study showed that: 84% of the sample
believes in God consciously, 47% of group A and
18% of group B (p<0.001) prays a lot, and finally the
faith in God helps in health problems, as 42% of
group A and 20% of group B (p<0.001) supports.
32.5% of the total amount of those asked fasts
consciously. In a multifactorial analysis, where the
existence of coronary artery disease constitutes an
independent variable and the predisposing risk
factors as well as the conscious fasting constitute the existence of coronary artery disease constitutes an
independent variable and the predisposing risk
factors as well as the conscious fasting constitute the
dependent variable, the factor «conscious fasting» is
an independent negative index of occurrence of
coronary artery disease (CAD). Conclusions: To
conclude, it seems that the factor «conscious fasting» is an independent negative index of occurrence of
coronary artery disease (CAD).
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Θέμα:Medicine--Religious aspects, Ιατρική και θρησκεία