Religion and spirituality. Linkages to physical health.
@article{Powell2003ReligionAS, title={Religion and spirituality. Linkages to physical health.}, author={L. Powell and Leila Shahabi and C. Thoresen}, journal={The American psychologist}, year={2003}, volume={58 1}, pages={ 36-52 } }
Evidence is presented that bears on 9 hypotheses about the link between religion or spirituality and mortality, morbidity, disability, or recovery from illness. In healthy participants, there is a strong, consistent, prospective, and often graded reduction in risk of mortality in church/service attenders. This reduction is approximately 25% after adjustment for confounders. Religion or spirituality protects against cardiovascular disease, largely mediated by the healthy lifestyle it encourages… Expand
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