Religious cognitions and use of prayer in health and illness.
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Bearon, LB; Koenig, HG
Published in: Gerontologist
April 1990
Forty adults aged 65-74 were asked about God's role in health and illness and about their use of prayer in response to recent physical symptoms. Most held a belief in a benevolent God but were not clear about God's role in health and illness. Over half had prayed about at least one symptom the last time they had it. The least-educated respondents and the Baptists were most likely to pray. Symptoms discussed with a physician or for which drugs were taken were more likely than others to be prayed over, suggesting that prayer may be used for symptoms seen as serious and that prayer and medical help-seeking are not mutually exclusive.
Duke Scholars
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Gerontologist
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ISSN
0016-9013
Publication Date
April 1990
Volume
30
Issue
2
Start / End Page
249 / 253
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Sick Role
- Religion and Medicine
- Patient Acceptance of Health Care
- Male
- Humans
- Health Status
- Gerontology
- Female
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Aged
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Bearon, L. B., & Koenig, H. G. (1990). Religious cognitions and use of prayer in health and illness. Gerontologist, 30(2), 249–253. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/30.2.249
Bearon, L. B., and H. G. Koenig. “Religious cognitions and use of prayer in health and illness.” Gerontologist 30, no. 2 (April 1990): 249–53. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/30.2.249.
Bearon LB, Koenig HG. Religious cognitions and use of prayer in health and illness. Gerontologist. 1990 Apr;30(2):249–53.
Bearon, L. B., and H. G. Koenig. “Religious cognitions and use of prayer in health and illness.” Gerontologist, vol. 30, no. 2, Apr. 1990, pp. 249–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/geront/30.2.249.
Bearon LB, Koenig HG. Religious cognitions and use of prayer in health and illness. Gerontologist. 1990 Apr;30(2):249–253.
Published In
Gerontologist
DOI
ISSN
0016-9013
Publication Date
April 1990
Volume
30
Issue
2
Start / End Page
249 / 253
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Sick Role
- Religion and Medicine
- Patient Acceptance of Health Care
- Male
- Humans
- Health Status
- Gerontology
- Female
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Aged