作者:N. Krause、J. Liang、B. A. Shaw、H. Sugisawa、H.-K. Kim、Y. Sugihara
DOI:10.1093/geronb/57.2.s96
日期:2002.3.1
Objective. To see whether three dimensions of religion (private religious practices, religious coping, and belief in the hypertension over time. afterlife) buffer the effect of the death of a significant other on change in self-reportedMethods. Interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of people aged 60 and older in Japan at two points in time. 1996 and 1999. Complete data were available on 1,723 older Japanese, Respondents were asked a series of questions about their religious beliefs and practices, A bother a family member or close friend had died in the past year, and whether they had hypertension.Results. The data suggest that older adults in Japan who experienced the death of a loved one but who believed in a good afterlife were less likely to report they had hypertension at the follow-up interview than elderly people in Japan who lost a close other but did not believe in a good afterlife.Discussion. The results suggest how one overlooked dimension of religion (i.e.. religious beliefs) may bolster the health of older people in the face of adversity.