Religion, death of a loved one, and hypertension among older adults in Japan
Religion, death of a loved one, and hypertension among older adults in Japan
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/57.2.s96
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发表时间：
2002-03-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Sugihara, Y
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作者：
Krause, N;Liang, J;Sugihara, Y
目标。观察宗教三个维度（私人宗教活动、宗教应对和信仰）是否随时间的推移对高血压有影响。（死后）缓冲了重要的另一个人的死亡对自我报告方法改变的影响。采访是在两个时间点对日本60岁及以上的全国代表性样本进行的。1996年和1999年。对1723名日本老年人的完整数据进行了调查，调查对象被问及一系列问题，包括他们的宗教信仰和习俗，过去一年中是否有家庭成员或亲密朋友去世，以及他们是否患有高血压。数据表明，在日本，与失去亲人但不相信来世美好的老年人相比，经历亲人死亡但相信来世美好的老年人在随访采访中报告自己患有高血压的可能性要小。研究结果表明，宗教的一个被忽视的方面（即……）宗教信仰)可以在逆境中增强老年人的健康。
Objective. To see whether three dimensions of religion (private religious practices, religious coping, and belief in the hypertension over time. afterlife) buffer the effect of the death of a significant other on change in self-reportedMethods. Interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of people aged 60 and older in Japan at two points in time. 1996 and 1999. Complete data were available on 1,723 older Japanese, Respondents were asked a series of questions about their religious beliefs and practices, A bother a family member or close friend had died in the past year, and whether they had hypertension.Results. The data suggest that older adults in Japan who experienced the death of a loved one but who believed in a good afterlife were less likely to report they had hypertension at the follow-up interview than elderly people in Japan who lost a close other but did not believe in a good afterlife.Discussion. The results suggest how one overlooked dimension of religion (i.e.. religious beliefs) may bolster the health of older people in the face of adversity.