The Protective Effects of Religiosity on Depression: A 2-Year Prospective Study

Ronneberg, Corina R.; Miller, Edward; Dugan, Elizabeth; Porell, Frank W.

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“…17 Ronneberg found protective effects of religiosity on depression in older adults of Massachusetts Boston. 5 At 45% and 37%, respectively, high frequency of religious service attendance was more likely to be reported by non-depressed than depressed respondents, whereas depressed respondents were more likely to report low or no service attendance than their non-depressed counterparts.…”

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Depression and religiosity among urban elderly population of western Uttar Pradesh, India

Singh

Kaushal

Misra

et al. 2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: India is a country with rich cultural and spiritual background. Research suggests that engagement in religious activity, or religiosity, may protect against depression. This cross-sectional study examines whether religiosity is associated with depression in elderly. The objectives of the study were to assess the presence of depression among elderly population of urban Agra and to find the association between religiosity and depression amongst urban elderly.Methods: This community based cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 355 community dwelling older adults residing in urban Agra. One municipal ward was randomly chosen, further three residential colony from the ward was randomly selected. All the houses of colonies were visited sequentially. One person, chosen randomly from eligible family members was invited to participate. After establishing rapport and obtaining written informed consent from participants, the information was recorded in a semi-structured, pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire.Results: The mean age of the participants was 68.05 years with 52.96% males and 47.04% females. Overall, depression was found in 51.1% among study population. Depression was more among non-religious (60.61%) and among those who were not involved in any extrinsic or intrinsic religious activity.Conclusions: Findings suggest that both organizational and non-organizational forms of religiosity affect depression in the study group. Important strategies to prevent and relieve depression among older adults may include improving access and transportation to places of worship among those interested in attending services.

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Depression and religiosity among urban elderly population of western Uttar Pradesh, India

Singh

Kaushal

Misra

et al. 2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…The association between religiousness and depressive symptoms has been investigated in different populations, and in most of them, the most intense religiousness is associated with lower frequency of depressive symptoms 2,4,7,9,23,24 decrease of the symptoms 25 or remission 1,26 . So far, only one epidemiological population-based study has tested hypotheses of the association between religiousness and the use of antidepressants, and it was done among adults 17 .…”

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“…This idea is reinforced by the fact that this association has been observed among elderly people with depressive symptoms, unlike that which occurred among those without them, in which the association was not significant (results not shown). In Bambuí, a recent ethnographic study showed that, for the elderly, religious coping is important in confronting disability, leading to the acceptance of this condition as something inherent to the aging process and allowing for less distress when living with the condition, to estab- 4 , since attendance at religious services promotes social interaction, decreasing isolation and loneliness, that are consequence or strengthen depressive symptoms 1,4,28 . On the other hand, social support has been associated with the use of antidepressants 14 and adherence to drug treatment of depression 31 .…”

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“…In recent decades, the possible relationships between social support, religiousness and depression have earned the attention of the scientific community with evidence that in both respects, the effect is beneficial, especially among the elderly [1][2][3][4] . Social support encourages adherence to programs aimed at promoting health and enhances social interaction 5 .…”

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Religiousness, social support and the use of antidepressants among the elderly: a population-based study

Vicente

Castro-Costa

Firmo

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“…They have also stated that there is a wide spectrum of psychosocial factors that can empower older adults against stressful life events and prevent depression (15). Social network support and spirituality are two of the most effective modifiers that are worth mentioning (13,16). International reports present a wider range of protective factors.…”

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Protective Psychosocial Factors of Geriatric Depression in Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Review Article

Roudsari

Foroughan

Shahboulaghi

et al. 2018

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Context: Depression is a major health problem in geriatric population and has many adverse consequences. The aim of this study was to review the existing literature on psychosocial factors that protect against depression in later life.Evidence Acquisition: A MEDLINE systematic search was done via Pubmed and Sciencedirect web pages to gather the published articles on psychosocial factors of late life depression First, the titles and abstracts reviewed and relevant articles were selected according to the inclusion criteria. Then full texts of the selected articles obtained, read, and data were extracted and categorized.Results: There were 204 articles on psychosocial factors of late life depression in community dwelling older adults and among them 29 articles included protective factors. Reading them carefully, protective factors were extracted and organized into 5 main categories: Demographic factors, psychological factors, social factors, health related factors and also spiritual factors. Conclusion:Psychosocial factors protecting older adults against depression are diverse. Identification of the modifiable ones and provision of appropriate interventions to enhance them, can be helpful in preventing geriatric depression.

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The Protective Effects of Religiosity on Depression: A 2-Year Prospective Study

Cited by 86 publications

References 46 publications

Depression and religiosity among urban elderly population of western Uttar Pradesh, India

Depression and religiosity among urban elderly population of western Uttar Pradesh, India

Religiousness, social support and the use of antidepressants among the elderly: a population-based study

Protective Psychosocial Factors of Geriatric Depression in Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Review Article

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