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Patients who had the habit of prayer were more optimistic about the outcome of their surgery than patients who indicated that they did not pray.
In this study conducted at the University of Michigan and published in the Journal of Health Psychology, cardiac patients awaiting surgery were interviewed twice, two weeks and again one day prior to their surgery.
The purpose of the study was to assess factors affecting hope and confidence in the successful outcome of the surgery. The prayer factor affected the patients' sense of confidence or optimism, but not their sense of security, which was affected more by whether or not they had health insurance to pay for the operation.
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