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Age-Related Declines in Activity Level: The Relationship Between Chronic Illness and Religious Activities

Benjamins, M. R., Musick, M. A., Gold, D. T., George, L. K.·2003·The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
DOI 10.1093/geronb/58.6.s377
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OBJECTIVES: When they are faced with major life transitions such as worsening health, older adults may selectively withdraw from activities. Because of the importance of religion to a large proportion of the elderly population, research is needed to determine whether levels of religious involvement are affected by serious health problems such as the onset of a chronic disease. METHODS: Multiple waves of data from the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly were used to analyze the effects of five different chronic conditions on two religious activities: service attendance and religious media use. RESULTS: Findings show that broken hip, cancer, and stroke were significantly related to levels of religious attendance. Furthermore, the combined conditions also significantly predicted religious attendance, with more conditions being associated with lower attendance. Neither the individual or summed conditions were significantly related to religious media use. DISCUSSION: The study finds some evidence to support the idea that older adults withdraw from social activities such as religious involvement when faced with declining health. In contrast, levels of religious media use remain stable following the onset of one or more new chronic conditions.

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Authors
Benjamins, M. R., Musick, M. A., Gold, D. T., & George, L. K.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
  • Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
Benjamins, M. R.
ORCID
Benjamins, M. R.
Venue
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2003-11-01
Volume
58
Issue
6
Pages
S377-S385
ISSN
  • 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-5368
DOI
10.1093/geronb/58.6.s377
OpenAlex
W2101596914
Cited by
106
References
31
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FWCI
1.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Agence Nationale pour le Développement de la Recherche Universitaire
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01hd030442-04)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG-11268, N01‐AG12102, P60AG011268)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD 30442)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
religious involvement, chronic disease, older adults, religious service attendance, health deterioration, hip fracture, cancer, stroke, life transitions, social withdrawal
MeSH terms
Aged, Aging, Chronic Disease, Female, Hip Fractures, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Neoplasms, Religion, Social Behavior, Social Isolation, Stroke

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