Religious struggle as a predictor of mortality among medically ill elderly patients: a 2-year longitudinal study.

By K. Pargament, H. Koenig, N. Tarakeshwar, June Hahn. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2001

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Subfields: Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Social Psychology

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Religious Coping Methods as Predictors of Psychological, Physical and Spiritual Outcomes among Medically Ill Elderly Patients: A Two-year Longitudinal Study (2004, methodology): “The RCOPE is a 63-item scale that assesses the degree to which patients made use of various religious methods of coping with their current illness (Koenig, Pargament, & Nielsen, 1998; Pargament et al., 2000, 2001).”
Religion and spirituality. Linkages to physical health. (2003, neutral): “In four of these studies, the hypothesized association between religious coping and more favorable physical outcomes in hospitalized patients is not supported (Fitchett, Rybarczyk, DeMarco, & Nicholas, 1999; M. King, Speck, & Thomas, 1999; Koenig et al., 1998; Pargament et al., 2001).”
Differing Pathways between Religiousness, Spirituality, and Health: A Self-Regulation Perspective (2014, background): “on inflammatory processes even in the absence of substance use (Pargament et al., 2001; Park, Wortmann, & Edmondson, 2011).”
Spiritual Struggles and Mental Health: Exploring the Moderating Effects of Religious Identity (2013, background): “Consequently, these persons may experience anger toward God (Exline et al., 2011; Pargament et al., 2001, 2004). comes (Ano & Vasconcelles, 2005; Exline et al., 2011; Smith et al., 2003).”
Spirituality and Resilience in Trauma Victims (2007, background): “Negative religious coping (‘‘wondered whether God had abandoned me’’, ‘‘questioned God’s love for me’’, and ‘‘decided the devil made this happen’’) was associated with increased mortality in a 2-year longitudinal study of medically ill elderly inpatients, even after controlling for demographic, phys”
Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications (2012, background): “Unmet spiritual needs, especially if they involve R/S struggles, can adversely a ﬀ ect health and may increase mortality independent of mental, physical, or social health [581].”
Gratitude Toward God, Stress, and Health in Late Life (2006, background): “In contrast, Pargament et al. (2001) found that feeling abandoned by God and feeling unsure of God’s love are associated with an increased mortality risk in middle and late life.”
Sacrilege: A Study of Sacred Loss and Desecration and Their Implications for Health and Well‐Being in a Community Sample (2005, background): “Conversely, negative methods of religious coping (e.g., spiritual discontent, feeling punished by God) have been tied to poorer mental health and physical health, and greater risk of mortality (Pargament et al. 1998, 2001).”
Spiritual Struggles and Psychological Distress: Is There a Dark Side of Religion? (2010, background): “Finally, although clinical studies have related spiritual struggle with negative physical health outcomes and mortality risk (Fitchett et al. 1999; Pargament et al. 2001, 2004), additional research among non-clinical, community-dwelling samples is needed.”