Attendance at Religious Services and Physical Functioning After Stroke Among Older Mexican Americans
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the association of attendance at religious services and change in physical functioning among older Mexican Americans who report residual physical limitations due to stroke. Using data from the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE), generalized linear models were used to evaluate change in physical function over 3 years in persons with stroke aged 65 and older, controlling for demographics, medical conditions, health behaviors, and physical mobility. The results showed frequent attendees at religious services had significantly fewer declines in activities of daily living (ADLs) disability compared to infrequent attendees. The frequent attendance group also showed less decline in lower body function compared to the infrequent attendees. Findings are indicative that church attendance prestroke is associated with better physical function poststroke in older Mexican Americans.
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Considering the 33 highest quality studies, 13 (39%) reported significantly better physical functioning among those who were more R/S (including one study at a trend level).
“Considering the 33 highest quality studies, 13 (39%) reported significantly better physical functioning among those who were more R/S (including one study at a trend level) [483–495], six (18%) found worse functioning [496–501], and five studies (15%) reported mixed results [82, 124, 502–504] (significant positive and negative associations, depending on R/S characteristic).”
From Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications (2012) · cites this paper as [484]
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- Authors
- Berges, I.-M., Kuo, Y.-F., Markides, K. S., & Ottenbacher, K.
- Affiliations
- a Sealy Center on Aging and Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health , University of Texas Medical Branch , Galveston, Texas, USA
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- Venue
- Experimental Aging Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-01-01
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-11
- ISSN
- 0361-073X (ISSN-L)
- 1096-4657
- OpenAlex
- W2033112031
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 2.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Experimental Aging Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- religious service attendance, church attendance, stroke, physical function, older Mexican Americans, activities of daily living, physical disability, religiosity
- MeSH terms
- Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cerebral Infarction, Disability Evaluation, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Religion and Medicine, Southwestern United States, Health Behavior, Geriatric Assessment, Comorbidity, Linear Models, Mexican Americans, Mobility Limitation
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