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The ironson-woods spirituality/religiousness index is associated with long survival, health behaviors, less distress, and low cortisol in people with HIV/AIDS

Ironson, Gail, Solomon, George F., Balbin, Elizabeth G., O’Cleirigh, Conall, George, Annie, Kumar, Mahendra, Larson, David, Woods, Teresa E.·2002·Annals of Behavioral Medicine
DOI 10.1207/s15324796abm2401_05
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The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of an instrument that measures both spirituality and religiousness, to examine the relation between spirituality and religiousness and important health outcomes for people living with HIV and to examine the potential mediators of these relations. One aim was to determine whether subscales of spirituality, religiousness, or both would be independently related to long survival in people living with AIDS. The Ironson-Woods Spirituality/Religiousness (SR) Index is presented with evidence for its reliability and validity. Four factors were identified on the Ironson-Woods SR Index (Sense of Peace, Faith in God, Religious Behavior, and Compassionate View of Others). Each subscale was significantly related to long survival with AIDS. That is, the long-term survivor (LTS) group (n = 79) scored significantly higher on these factors than did the HIV-positive comparison (COMP) group (n = 200). Long survival was also significantly related to both frequency of prayer (positively) and judgmental attitude (negatively). In addition, the Ironson-Woods SR Index yielded strong and significant correlations with less distress, more hope, social support, health behaviors, helping others, and lower cortisol levels. The relation between religious behavior and health outcomes was not due to social support. Further analyses were conducted, which identified urinary cortisol concentrations and altruistic behavior as mediators of the relation between SR and long survival.

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Authors
Ironson, G., Solomon, G. F., Balbin, E. G., O’Cleirigh, C., George, A., Kumar, M., Larson, D., & Woods, T. E.
Affiliations
  • University of Miami (US)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
Corresponding author
Ironson, Gail
ORCID
Venue
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2002-02
Volume
24
Issue
1
Pages
34-48
ISSN
  • 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
  • 0883-6612
  • 1532-4796
DOI
10.1207/s15324796abm2401_05
OpenAlex
W2084329367
Cited by
337
References
48
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH53791, R01MH053791)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
Keywords
spirituality, religiosity, HIV/AIDS, long-term survival, prayer frequency, religious behavior, belief in God, compassion, altruism, urinary cortisol, psychological distress, hope, social support, health behavior, instrument validity and reliability
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Health Status, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion and Medicine, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Reproducibility of Results, Health Behavior, HIV Infections, Survival Analysis, Outcome Assessment, Health Care

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