Quality of Life and Spirituality in Indian University Students

Association Between Spirituality/religiousness and Quality of Life Among Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review 

“…However, the factor that determined QoL the most was not having a direct relationship with any speci c religion, but the spirituality/personal beliefs the participants adopted. Note that higher spirituality scores were directly associated with improved QoL, even for those without a formal religious a liation, emphasizing mental QoL with its domains/components and environmental relationships [28,29,[41][42][43].…”

“…Brazil with two papers [38,40], and the remaining studies were conducted in India [29], the United States [42], China [43], South Africa [28], and Iran [39].…”

“…Among those who reported religious a liation, most were adept to Christianity, except for the study conducted in India [29], where Hinduism was most frequently reported (78.1%).…”

“…There are various instruments available in the literature to assess S/R, some primarily address spirituality, others address religiousness, while others apply to both. Three studies [29,40,42] adopted the Duke University Religion Index (DUREL), while the WHOQOL Spirituality, Religiousness, and Personal Beliefs (SRPB) was also adopted by three studies [30,37,41].…”

“…However, there is a gap in the scienti c literature regarding studies addressing the association between S/R and QoL among healthy individuals, that is, individuals presenting no comorbidities. Even though previous studies have addressed this association [27][28][29][30], to our knowledge, no systematic reviews have compiled data to identify evidence on this topic. Understanding S/R among healthy individuals is relevant because the positive effects of these variables on QoL parameters previously found among other groups are also expected in this population.…”