Arndt Büssing

Arndt Büssing: (full list of publications: here)

Büssing A, Wirth AG, Reiser F, Zahn A, Humbroich K, Gerbershagen K, Schimrigk S, Haupts S, Hvidt NC, Baumann K: Experience of gratitude, awe and beauty in life among patients with multiple sclerosis and psychiatric disorders. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2014; 12:63 (http://www.hqlo.com/content/12/1/63)

Büssing A, Franczak K, Surzykiewicz J: Frequency of Spiritual/Religious Practices in Polish Patients with Chronic Diseases: Validation of the Polish Version of the SpREUK-P Questionnaire. Religions 2014; 5 (2): 459-476

Büssing A, Pilchowska I, Baumann K, Surzykiewicz J:  Aspects of spirituality in German and Polish adolescents and young adults – Factorial structure of the ASP questionnaire.  Religions 2014; 5(1): 109-125 (http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/5/1/109)

Büssing A, Pilchowska I, Surzykiewicz J: Spiritual Needs of Polish patients with chronic diseases. Journal of Religion and Health 2014 (Online first: DOI 10.1007/s10943-014-9863-x)

Büssing A, Wirth AG, Humbroich K, Gerbershagen K, Schimrigk S, Haupts M, Baumann K, Heusser P:Faith as a resource in patients with multiple sclerosis is associated with a positive interpretation of illness and experience of gratitude/awe.  Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013; Article ID 128575, 8 pages

Offenbaecher M, Kohls N, Toussaint LL, Sigl C, Winkelmann A, Hieblinger R, Walther A, Büssing A: Spiritual needs in patients suffering from fibromyalgia.  Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013; Article ID 178547, 13 pages

Büssing A: Spirituality as a Resource in Situations of Illness in a Secularized Society. Dolentium Hominum 2013; 81 (1): 151-154.

Voltmer E, Büssing A, Koenig HG, Al Zaben F: Religiosity/Spirituality of German Doctors in Private Practice and Likelihood of Addressing R/S Issues with Patients. Journal of Religion and Health  2013 [Epub ahead of print] Online First September 2013 (DOI 10.1007/s10943-013-9776-0)

Erichsen NB, Büssing A: Spiritual Needs among Patients with Chronic Pain Diseases and Cancer Living in a Secular Society. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013; Article ID913247.

Büssing A, Hirdes AT, Baumann K, Hvidt NC, Heusser P: Aspects of spirituality in medical doctors and their relation to specific views of illness and dealing with their patients’ individual situation. Evidencebased Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013; Article ID 734392.

Büssing A, Janko A, Baumann K, Hvidt NC, Kopf A: Spiritual Needs among Patients with Chronic Pain Diseases and Cancer Living in a Secular Society. Pain Medicine 2013; 14: 1362–1373

Büssing A, Reiser F, Michalsen A, Zahn A, Baumann K: Do Patients with Chronic Pain Diseases Believe in Guardian Angels: Even in a Secular Society? A Cross-Sectional Study Among German Patients with Chronic Diseases. Journal of Religion and Health 2013; May 31. [Epub ahead of print]

Büssing A, Zhai Xiao-feng, Wenbo Peng, Changquan Ling: Psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients with chronic diseases: validation of the Chinese version of the Spiritual Needs Questionnaire. Journal of Integrative Medicine 2013; 11(2):106-115.

Büssing A, Mundle G: Reliance on God’s Help in Patients with Depressive and Addictive disorders is not associated with their Depressive Symptoms. Religions 2012; 3(2), 455-466

Büssing A, Höllmer H, Kowalski JT, Zimmermann P, Mees P: Spiritualität als Ressource bei Soldaten der Bundeswehr? Wehrmedizinische Monatsschrift 2012; 56 (7): 154-157.

Büssing A, Reiser F, Michalsen A, Zahn A, Baumann K: Engagement of Patients With Chronic Diseases in Spiritual and Secular Forms of Practice: Results with the Shortened SpREUK-P SF17 Questionnaire. Integrative Medicine: A Clinician´s Journal 2012; 11(1):28-38

Büssing A, Koenig HG: Spiritual needs of patients with chronic diseases. Religions 2010; 1: 18-27

Büssing A: Spirituality as a Resource to Rely on in Chronic Illness: The SpREUK Questionnaire. Religions 2010; 1: 9-17

Büssing A, Balzat HJ, Heusser P: Spiritual needs of patients with chronic pain diseases and cancer – validation of the spiritual needs questionnaire. European Journal of Medical Research 2010, 15(6): 266-273

Dezutter J, Luyckx K, Schaap-Jonker H, Büssing A, Hutsebaut D: God Image and Happiness in Chronic Pain Patients: The Mediating Role of Disease Interpretation. Pain Medicine 2010, 11(5): 765-773

Voltmer E, Büssing A, Thomas C, Spahn C: Religiosity, Spirituality, Health and Work-related Behaviour Patterns in Pastors of two Free Protestant Denominations. Psychotherapie -Psychosomatik -Medizinische Psychologie 2009; 59: 1-9

Dezutter J, Luyckx K, Büssing A, Hutsebaut D Exploring the link between religious attitudes and subjective well-being in chronic pain patients. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 2009; 39: 393-404

Büssing A, Fischer J, Ostermann T, Matthiessen PF: Reliance on God’s Help as a Measure of Intrinsic Religiosity in healthy elderly and patients with chronic diseases – Correlations with health-related quality of life? Applied Research in Quality of Life 2009; 4(1): 77-90 (DOI 10.1007/s11482-009-9068-8).

Büssing A, Michalsen A, Balzat HJ, Grünther RA, Ostermann T, Neugebauer EAM, Matthiessen PF: Are spirituality and religiosity resources for patients with chronic pain conditions? Pain Medicine 2009; 10 (2): 327-339

Büssing A, Fischer J, Ostermann T, Matthiessen PF: Reliance on God’s help, depression and fatigue in female cancer patientsThe International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 2008; 38 (3): 357-372

Büssing A, Ostermann T, Matthiessen PF: Adaptive coping and spirituality as a resource in cancer patients. Breast Care 2007; 2 (4): 195-202

Büssing A, Abu-Hassan WM, Matthiessen PF, Ostermann T: Spirituality, religiosity and dealing with illness in Arabic and German patients. Saudi Medical Journal 2007; 28(6): 22-31

Büssing A, Ostermann T, Koenig HG: Relevance of spirituality and religion in German patients with chronic diseases. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 2007; 37(1): 39-57

Büssing A, Keller N, Michalsen A, Moebus S, Dobos G, Ostermann T, Matthiessen PF: Spirituality and adaptive coping styles in German patients with chronic diseases in a CAM health care setting. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 2006; 3(4): 4 (1-26)

Büssing A, Matthiessen P.F., Ostermann T: Engagement of patients in religious and spiritual practices: Confirmatory results with the SpREUK-P 1.1 questionnaire as a tool of quality of life research. BMC Health Qual Life Outcomes 2005; 3: 53 (1-11)

Büssing A, Ostermann T, Matthiessen PF: Role of religion and spirituality in medical patients: Confirmatory results with the SpREUK questionnaire. BMC Health Qual Life Outcomes 2005 Feb 10, 3:10 (1-10)

Büssing A, Ostermann Th,  Matthiessen PF: The Role of Religion and Spirituality in Medical Patients in Germany. Journal of Religion and Health 2005, 44 (3): 321-340

Büssing A, Ostermann Th,  Matthiessen PF: Search for meaningful support and the meaning of illness in German cancer patients. Anticancer Res. 2005; 25(2B): 1449-1455