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Religious Leaders’ Perspectives on Rural Communities’ Responses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA

verfasst von: Daniel A. Hopgood, Kendrah Cunningham, Ilana R. Azulay Chertok

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 1/2024

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic posed risks to the health and wellness of individuals and communities. Qualitative interviews based on the health belief model were conducted to gain insight into the perspectives of 17 leaders serving in rural Christian, Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim communities in the USA regarding their communities’ responses during the pandemic. Nine themes emerged from the narrative data using phenomenological thematic analysis: Some people are more susceptible, Test of faith, Fear and anxiety, Staying connected, Will people follow the protocols? Science and faith can co-exist, Responsibility to self and others, We’ve had to adjust, and We’ve had to dispense of that. The religious leaders provided support and hope, adapted religious and social activities, and used faith and religious tenets as foundational principles to encourage compliance with health recommendations.

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Titel: Religious Leaders’ Perspectives on Rural Communities’ Responses During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USA
verfasst von: Daniel A. Hopgood
Kendrah Cunningham
Ilana R. Azulay Chertok
Publikationsdatum: 16.10.2023
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 1/2024
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-023-01933-1

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