Faith and health self-management of rural older adults

被引：47

作者：

Arcury T.A. ^{[1
,3
]}

Quandt S.A. ^{[2
]}

McDonald J. ^{[2
]}

Bell R.A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

[2] Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

[3] Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084, Medical Center Boulevard

来源：

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology | 2000年 / 15卷 / 1期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Ethnicity; Health beliefs; Health self-management; Religion; Rural aging;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1006741625617

中图分类号：

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摘要：

This analysis uses in-depth interview data collected from 145 African American, European American and Native American men and women aged 70 and older who reside in two rural North Carolina counties to understand the role of religious faith and prayer in the health self-management of these older adults. The analysis addresses three specific questions: how do these older adults use religion to help them manage their health; are there ethnic and gender differences in the use of religion; and are differences in health status related to differences in the use of religion? The integral role of religion in the lives of these older rural adults is an overarching theme present in the interview texts. Six major themes link religion and health self-management: (1) prayer and faith in health self-management, (2) reading the Bible, (3) church services, (4) mental and spiritual health, (5) stories of physical healing, and (6) ambivalence. Faith and religious activities provide an anchor in the lives of these older adults. There is little variation in the use of religion for health self-management by gender, ethnicity or health status. These results suggest that the strength of religion in rural culture may limit the effectiveness of general religiosity scales to discern the relationship of religion to health and health behavior in rural populations. © 2000 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

引用

页码：55 / 74

页数：19

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