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Religiosity and Self-Rated Health among Latin American and Caribbean Elders

Reyes-Ortiz, Carlos A., Pelaez, Martha, Koenig, Harold G., Mulligan, Thomas·2007·The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
DOI 10.2190/pm.37.4.f
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Objective: To describe religious affiliation, importance of religion, and the relationship between religion and self-rated health in persons aged 60 or older living in Latin America or the Caribbean. Method: We used data from seven cities (n=10,587). Multivariate models were used to analyze the associations between religious affiliation and importance of religion with socio-demographic or health factors and self-rated health. Results: Overall, 92% of the total study population had a religious affiliation; among those who are religious, 80% considered religion to be important in their lives. Half of the population (51%) reported fair or poor health. In multivariate models, older age increased odds of having a religious affiliation and religion being important. Women were about four times more likely to have a religious affiliation and over twice as likely as men to indicate that religion was important. Although religious affiliation was associated with poor health, this association was no longer significant after controlling for functional status. Older adults who considered religion as very important were less likely to report fair or poor health compared to those who were less religious (somewhat important, not very important). Conclusions: These older adults have a high prevalence of religious affiliation and most of them consider religion to be important. Better self-rated health was associated with higher self-rated religiosity.

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Authors
Reyes-Ortiz, C. A., Pelaez, M., Koenig, H. G., & Mulligan, T.
Affiliations
  • University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
  • International Consultants of Aging and Health, Inc., Miami, Florida
  • Duke Medical Center (US)
  • St. Bernards Healthcare, Jonesboro, Arizona
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Venue
The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2007-12
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
425-443
ISSN
  • 0033-278X (ISSN-L)
  • 0091-2174
  • 1541-3527
DOI
10.2190/pm.37.4.f
OpenAlex
W2143530085
Cited by
77
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37
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FWCI
1.83
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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
religiosity, self-rated health, older adults, religious affiliation, gender differences, functional status, Latin America, Caribbean
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Attitude to Health, Barbados, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cuba, Ethnicity, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Latin America, Male, Middle Aged, Pan American Health Organization, Religion and Psychology, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors

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