Does Religiosity Protect Against Cognitive and Behavioral Decline in Alzheimers Dementia?
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BACKGROUND: several studies have shown that religiosity has beneficial effects on health, mortality and pathological conditions; little is known about religiosity in Alzheimer's disease and the progression of its cognitive, behavioral and functional symptoms. Our aim was to identify any relationship between religiosity and the progression of cognitive impairment and behavioral disorders in mild-moderate Alzheimer's disease, and any relationship between the patient's religiosity and the stress in caregivers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 64 patients with Alzheimer's disease were analyzed at baseline and 12 months later using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Behavioral Religiosity Scale (BRS) and the Francis Short Scale (FSS). Caregivers were also questioned on the patient's functional abilities (ADL, IADL), the behavioral disturbances (NPI), and on their stress (NPI-D, CBI). Patients were divided into 2 groups according to BRS: a score of <24 meant no or low religiosity (LR), while a score of > or =24 meant moderate or high religiosity (HR). FINDINGS: LR patients had worsened more markedly after 12 months in their total cognitive and behavioral test scores. Stress was also significantly higher in the caregivers of the LR group. Global BRS and FSS scores correlated significantly with variations after 1 year in the MMSE (r: 0.50), NPI (r:-0.51), NPI-D (r:-0.55) and CBI (r:-0.62). A low religiosity coincided with a higher risk of cognitive impairment, considered as a 3-point decrease in MMSE score (OR 6.7, CI: 1.8-24.7). INTERPRETATION: higher levels of religiosity in Alzheimer's dementia seem to correlate with a slower cognitive and behavioral decline, with a corresponding significant reduction of the caregiver's burden.
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Personality Traits and Disorders
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Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
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Koenig, H. G., VanderWeele, T. J., & Peteet, J. R. (2023) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oso/9780190088859.003.0004
Koenig, H. G., VanderWeele, T. J., & Peteet, J. R. (2023) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oso/9780190088859.003.0018
Koenig, H. G., VanderWeele, T. J., & Peteet, J. R. (2023) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oso/9780190088859.003.0003
- Authors
- Coin, A., Perissinotto, E., Najjar, M., Girardi, A., Inelmen, E. M., Enzi, G., Manzato, E., & Sergi, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Padua (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Perissinotto, E.
- Enzi, G.
- Manzato, E.
- Sergi, G.
- Venue
- Current Alzheimer Research
- Publisher
- Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
- Published
- 2010-08-01
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 445-452
- ISSN
- 1567-2050 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2123101179
- Cited by
- 115
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Alzheimer Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Keywords
- religiosity, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive decline, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, caregiver stress, caregiver burden, functional decline
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Mental Disorders, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Religion, Religion and Psychology, Caregivers, Disease Progression
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