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Religion and spirituality: Linkages to physical health.

Powell, Lynda H., Shahabi, Leila, Thoresen, Carl E.·2003·American Psychologist
DOI 10.1037/0003-066x.58.1.36
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Abstract

Evidence is presented that bears on 9 hypotheses about the link between religion or spirituality and mortality, morbidity, disability, or recovery from illness. In healthy participants, there is a strong, consistent, prospective, and often graded reduction in risk of mortality in church/service attenders. This reduction is approximately 25% after adjustment for confounders. Religion or spirituality protects against cardiovascular disease, largely mediated by the healthy lifestyle it encourages. Evidence fails to support a link between depth of religiousness and physical health. In patients, there are consistent failures to support the hypotheses that religion or spirituality slows the progression of cancer or improves recovery from acute illness but some evidence that religion or spirituality impedes recovery from acute illness. The authors conclude that church/service attendance protects healthy people against death. More methodologically sound studies are needed.

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Authors
Powell, L. H., Shahabi, L., & Thoresen, C. E.
Affiliations
  • Rush University Medical Center (US)
  • University of Miami (US)
  • Stanford University (US)
ORCID
Powell, Lynda H.
Venue
American Psychologist
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2003-01
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
36-52
ISSN
  • 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
  • 1935-990X
DOI
10.1037/0003-066x.58.1.36
OpenAlex
W2081669352
Cited by
1,093
References
116
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
Keywords
religion, spirituality, physical health, mortality, church attendance, cardiovascular disease, healthy lifestyle, religiosity, tumor progression, morbidity, disability
MeSH terms
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Death, Health Status, Humans, Morbidity, Mortality, Neoplasms, Religion and Medicine, Risk Factors, Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic, Disease Progression, Spirituality

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