Browse Subjects

Health outcomes Resources

16 - 20 shown of 23 results

Go to page: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5

Sort by: Title • Date • Resource type

Religion, Spirituality, and Health Status in Geriatric Outpatients Primary Author: Timothy P. Daaleman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Study published in the Annals of Family Medicine, looking at the interaction of religion and spirituality with self-reported health status in a geriatric population. They authors found that "Geriatric outpatients who report greater spirituality, but not greater religiosity, are more likely to appraise their health as good." Date Last Modified 01/01/2004 Article

Religion, Spirituality and Public Health: Research, Applications, and Recommendations Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Medical Center Testimony to Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the U.S. House of Representatives on September 18, 2008. This report reviews original research published in social, psychological, behavioral, nursing and medical journals since the 1800s that has examined relationships between religion/spirituality (R/S) and the health of individuals and populations. I describe (1) the prevalence of religious beliefs and practices in United States; (2) the increasing stress in America and negative effects on physical health; (3) the role R/S play in coping with stress and physical illness; (4) the relationships between religious involvement, stress, and depression; (5) the relationships between religion, substance abuse, and health behaviors; (6) the relationships between religion and physical health; (7) the impact on need for medical care and use of health services; and (8) the effects on community resiliency following natural disasters and acts of terrorism. Date Last Modified 08/18/2009 Article, Other

Spiritual Well-Being and Depression in Patients with Heart Failure Primary Author: David B. Bekelman, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Article from the Journal of General Internal Medicine (volume 22) describing a study of sixty elderly patients with class II-IV heart failure. The authors sought to "identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and depression in patients with heart failure" and found that "greater spiritual well-being...was strongly associated with less depression." Date Last Modified 02/06/2007 Article

Spiritual Well-Being, Depressive Symptoms, and Immune Status Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS Primary Author: Safiya George Dalmida, Emory University Nell Hidgson Woodruff School of Nursing Article from the journal, Women & Health, describing a study that "examined associations of spiritual well being, with depressive symptoms, and CD4 cell count and percentages among a non-random sample of 129 predominantly African-American HIV-positive women. The study found "a significant association between spirituality and immune status among women with HIV." Date Last Modified 03/01/2009 Article

Spirituality and Health - What does the medical literature say? Primary Author: Michael Rabow, UCSF Medical Center One hour video of a discussion on the role of spirituality in health. From the series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public." Date Last Modified 05/16/2007 Video, Lecture presentation