Open AccessRole of Faith healers: A barrier or a support system to medical care- a cross sectional studyRole of faith healers: A barrier or a support system to medical care, a cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Deepak Sharma,
Vidushi Gupta,
Kanupriya Saxena,
Utkarsh Shah,
Udaybir Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_868_20
Subject(s) - faith , cross sectional study , medicine , alternative medicine , faith healing , health care , family medicine , traditional medicine , law , psychology , theology , philosophy , pathology , political science , psychotherapist
Faith healing is a method of treating illnesses through the exercise of faith rather than medical methods. The current study was done with the objective to find out demographic variables of faith healers, various conditions for which the people approach them, various practices and processes used and to look for scope of integrated approach to healthcare with faith healers.