intercessory prayer
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Introduction
Prayer by one person on behalf of another.
No obvious effect on patient outcome.[1]
No reduction in post-operative complications[2]
Neither advocates for intercessory prayer nor skeptics are likely to accept the results of studies that do not support their beliefs.
More general terms
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Journal Watch 22(2):11, 2002
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Benson H et al. Study of the Therapeutic Effects of intercessory Prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients: A multicentered randomized trial of uncertainty and certainty of receiving intercsessory prayer. Am Heart J 2006; 151:934 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16569567
- ↑ Krucoff MW et al, From efficacy to safety concerns: A STEP forward or a step back for clinical research and intercessory prayer? The Study of the Therapeutic Effects of intercessory Prayer (STEP) Am Heart J 2006; 151:962 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16569528