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Religiosity and Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adult Survivors of Cancer

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Aspects of religiosity/spirituality are important to health and quality of life of cancer patients. The three components of religiosity of the Duke Religiosity Scale: organizational (religious affiliation and attendance); non-organizational (prayer, meditation, and private study); and intrinsic religiosity (identification with a higher power and integration of spiritual belief into daily life) are used to determine whether religiosity was associated with physical and/or mental functioning among older cancer survivors of the UAB Study of Aging. Church attendance was independently associated with lower ADL and IADL difficulty and fewer depressive symptoms, while intrinsic religiosity was independently associated with lower depression scores.

Source: Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging

DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2013.787575

Authors: Lee S. Caplan, Patricia Sawyer, Cheryl Holt, Richard M. Allman

Institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland, College Park

Language: English

Topic: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging