Religion among disabled and nondisabled persons .2. Attendance at religious services as a predictor of the course of disability
Religion among disabled and nondisabled persons .2. Attendance at religious services as a predictor of the course of disability
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/52b.6.s306
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发表时间：
1997-11-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Kasl, SV
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作者：
Idler, EL;Kasl, SV
宗教参与是否影响身体健康的变化我们进行了一个纵向分析的影响，宗教参与功能超过12年的随访期，在一个大的，前瞻性的，有代表性的样本，老年人从纽黑文，康涅狄格州，一个宗教多元化的社区。为了研究残疾或残疾变化可能影响宗教参与的可能性，我们对宗教习俗的变化进行了第二次纵向分析。最后，我们问是否心理社会相关解释的影响，宗教参与残疾。研究结果是：（a）出席服务是一个强有力的预测更好的功能，即使在功能的中间变化包括在内，（B），健康的做法，社会关系，和指标，面纱正在减少，但不消除这些影响，（c），残疾有最小的影响，随后出席。研究结果说明了宗教参与对老年人健康和福祉的短期和长期重要性，并表明宗教参与对残疾老年人的生活具有特别重要的意义。
Does religious involvement influence changes in physical health We perform a longitudinal analysis of the effect of religious participation on functioning over a 12-year follow-up period, in a large, prospective, representative sample of elderly persons from New Haven, Connecticut, a religiously diverse community. To examine the possibility that disability or changes in disability may be affecting religious involvement we perform a second longitudinal analysis of changes in religious practices. Finally, we ask whether psychosocial correlates explain the effect of religious involvement on disability. Findings are (a) that attendance at services is a strong predictor of better functioning, even when intermediate changes in functioning are included, (b) that health practices, social ties, and indicators of,veil-being reduce, but do not eliminate these effects, and (c) that disability has minimal effects on subsequent attendance. The findings illustrate the short-and long-term importance of religious participation to the health and well-being of elderly people, and suggest a particular significance for religious participation in the lives of disabled elders.