Faith as a Resource in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Is Associated with a Positive Interpretation of Illness and Experience of Gratitude/Awe

Table 4

Having faith and engagement in spiritual practices/activities.

Faith is a strong hold in difficult times	Existential practices (SpREUK-P)	Humanistic practices (SpREUK-P)	Religious practices (SpREUK-P)	Spiritual mind-body practices (SpREUK-P)	Gratitude/awe (SpREUK-P)
No	40.0±26.2	62.5±20.3	7.2±10.1	14.0±19.1	35.5±19.3
Undecided	47.8±21.1	63.0±18.5	30.2±15.5	27.5±26.2	44.8±15.4
Yes	53.1±29.0	71.1±14.3	45.1±27.7	28.3±28.0	60.0±22.8
All patients	45.4±26.5	64.9±18.8	22.6±24.0	20.9±24.3	44.0±21.9
F value	4.9	4.3	87.5	8.9	27.3
P value	.009	.015	<.0001	<.0001	<.0001

Results are means ± standard deviation. No: does not apply at all/does not truly apply; undecided: do not know (neither yes nor no); yes: applies quite a bit/applies very much.