Spirituality, religion, social support and health among older Australian adults Moxey, Annette, McEvoy, Mark, Bowe, Steven and Attia, John 2011, Spirituality, religion, social support and health among older Australian adults, Australasian journal on ageing, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 82-88, doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00453.x. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Spirituality, religion, social support and health among older Australian adults Author(s) Moxey, Annette McEvoy, Mark Bowe, Steven orcid.org/0000-0003-3813-842X Attia, John Journal name Australasian journal on ageing Volume number 30 Issue number 2 Start page 82 End page 88 Total pages 7 Publisher Wiley Place of publication Melbourne, Vic. Publication date 2011-06 ISSN 1741-6612 Keyword(s) Adaptation, Psychological Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Status Health Surveys Humans Linear Models Logistic Models Male Middle Aged New South Wales Odds Ratio Religion Social Support Spirituality Summary AIM: To examine the impact of perceived importance of spirituality or religion (ISR) and religious service attendance (RSA) on health and well-being in older Australians. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 752 community-dwelling men and women aged 55-85 years from the Hunter Region, New South Wales. RESULTS: Overall, 51% of participants felt spirituality or religion was important in their lives and 24% attended religious services at least 2-3 times a month. In univariate regression analyses, ISR and RSA were associated with increased levels of social support (P < 0.001). However, ISR was also associated with more comorbidities (incidence-rate ratio= 1.2, 95% confidence interval 1.08-1.33). There were no statistically significant associations between ISR or RSA and other measures such as mental and physical health. CONCLUSION: Spirituality and religious involvement have a beneficial impact on older Australians' perceptions of social support, and may enable individuals to better cope with the presence of multiple comorbidities later in life. Language eng DOI 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00453.x Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 929999 Health not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2011, Wiley Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30078269 Document type: Journal Article Collection: Faculty of Health Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Author URL Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 09 Sep 2015, 15:23:51 EST Thu, 10 Sep 2015, 05:01:29 EST Thu, 10 Sep 2015, 08:17:29 EST Tue, 19 Jan 2016, 05:24:38 EST Tue, 09 Feb 2016, 11:13:22 EST Tue, 09 Feb 2016, 11:17:03 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 14 times in TR Web of Science Cited 16 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 147 Abstract Views, 3 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 09 Sep 2015, 15:23:51 EST

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