Correction to: Does religiosity/spirituality play a role in function, pain‑related beliefs, and coping in patients with chronic pain? A systematic review

This systematic review examined the extent to which measures of religiosity/spirituality (R/S): (1) are associated with pain, function, pain-related beliefs (beliefs), coping responses, and catastrophizing in people with chronic pain; and (2) moderate the association between beliefs, coping and catastrophizing, and pain and function. Experimental and observational studies examining at least one of these research questions in adults with chronic pain were eligible. Two reviewers independently performed eligibility screening, data extraction, and quality assessment. Twenty studies were included. Most studies focused on the association between R/S and pain or function. When significant associations emerged, those between R/S and psychological function were weak to strong and positive; those between religious/ spiritual well-being and pain and physical dysfunction were negative, but weak. Few studies examined the associations between R/S and beliefs/coping/catastrophizing; none examined the moderation role of R/S. The findings suggest that R/S is associated with pain and psychological function in people with chronic pain, and that viewing oneself as being “spiritual,” regardless of religion, may contribute to positive psychological adjustment. More research is needed to determine the reliability of this finding. PROSPERO registry CRD42018088803.The original publication of the article contains an error in the co-author name and textual error in Results section. The family name of the co-author Saurab Sharma should be Sharma instead of Sharmam. The original article has been corrected. In Results section, last para should read as given below: The aims we initially proposed in the PROSPERO protocol for this systematic review included examining whether religion is associated with measures of pain and function and the extent to which pain-related beliefs, pain-coping responses and catastrophizing in adults with chronic pain are different or similar in people with different religious affiliation. However, the studies examining such comparisons were not included in this review, due to concerns about religious affiliation comparisons, noted previously. Twenty studies were included in the final analysis of the systematic review.Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT