Religion and health in Mexican Americans
The relationship between religion and health was investigated using data from a three-generation study of mexican Americans. Two measures of religionreligious institution attendance and self-rated religiositywere correlated with a number of functional health indicators, including self-rated health...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and health |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1985]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
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| Further subjects: | B
Hypertension
B Chronic Disease B Depression Scale B Inverse Relationship B Prevalence Rate |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Summary: | The relationship between religion and health was investigated using data from a three-generation study of mexican Americans. Two measures of religionreligious institution attendance and self-rated religiositywere correlated with a number of functional health indicators, including self-rated health, activity restriction owing to health, bed disability days, physician utilization, worry over health, a physical symptoms scale, and a depression scale. In addition, prevalence rates were calculated for several major chronic diseases. Many significant associations obtained, as well as an inverse relationship between self-rated religiosity and hypertension. These findings are interpreted in light of the literature on religious attendance and health and on religion and aging. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF01533260 |