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Close Companions at Church, Health, and Health Care Use in Late Life

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Krause, Neal·2010·Journal of Aging and Health
DOI 10.1177/0898264309359537PMC PMC2866809
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Objective: This article studies whether there are age variations in the relationships between having a close companion friend at church, health, and outpatient physician visits. Method: The data come from two waves of interviews in a nationwide survey of older adults. These data are analyzed with ordinary least squares multiple regression analyses. Results: The findings reveal that older people who have a close companion friend in the place where they worship are more likely to rate their health in a favorable way over time. However, these health-related benefits emerge only among the oldest-old study participants. The data results further indicate that having a close friend at church is associated with fewer outpatient physician visits over time, but once again, the results are observed only among the oldest old. Discussion: The results from this study provide preliminary insight into one way in which spiraling health care costs may eventually be curtailed.

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  • Of the 37 methodologically most rigorous studies, 21 (57%) reported significant positive relationships between R/S and SRH.

    “Of the 37 methodologically most rigorous studies, 21 (57%) reported significant positive relationships between R/S and SRH [503, 508–527], whereas three (8%) found the opposite [528–530].”

    From Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications (2012) · cites this paper as [516]

    The Results section (page unavailable) reports a significant positive relationship between having a close companion at church and change in self-rated health, but only among the oldest-old participants. It reports no significant relationship for younger participants or in the overall model. The paper can therefore serve as a qualified example of a positive finding, but it does not establish the citing paper’s tally of 21 of 37 studies. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  1. Baltes PB Smith J Bengtson VL Schaie KW Multilevel and systemic analysis of old age: Theoretical and empirical evidence for a fourth age Handbook of theories of aging 1999 New York Springer 153 173
  2. Greenberg D Menard S Causal analysis with nonexperimental panel data Handbook of longitudinal research: Design, measurement, and analysis 2008 New York Academic Press 259 278
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Authors
Krause, N.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Krause, Neal
ORCID
Krause, Neal
Venue
Journal of Aging and Health
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-03-01
Volume
22
Issue
4
Pages
434-453
ISSN
  • 0898-2643 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-6887
DOI
10.1177/0898264309359537
PMC
PMC2866809
OpenAlex
W1977808909
Cited by
62
References
36
Citations by year
2023: 41 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Aging and Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (R01AG026259, R01AG014749)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
Keywords
religious friendship, older adults, health status, outpatient physician visits, health care utilization, oldest old, age differences, health care costs
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Attitude to Health, Female, Health Services, Health Status, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Religion, Social Support, Friends

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