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Why gerontologists should care about empirical research on religion and health: transdisciplinary perspectives.

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George, LK; Kinghorn, WA; Koenig, HG; Gammon, P; Blazer, DG
Published in: Gerontologist
December 2013

A large volume of empirical research has accumulated on the relationship between religion/spirituality (R/S) and health since the year 2000, much of it involving older adults. The purpose of this article is to discuss how this body of existing research findings has important messages or important new insights for gerontologists; clinicians in medicine, psychiatry, and psychology; sociologists; and theologians. In other words, what contributions do the research findings on R/S and health make to these disciplines? In this article, experts from each of the aforementioned disciplines discuss what contributions this research can make to their own area of study and expertise. Besides emphasizing the broad relevance of research on R/S and health to many clinical and academic audiences in gerontology (i.e., addressing the "so what" question), this discussion provides clues about where R/S research might focus on in the future.

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Gerontologist

DOI

EISSN

1758-5341

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

53

Issue

6

Start / End Page

898 / 906

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Religion
  • Physicians
  • Life Expectancy
  • Humans
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Promotion
  • Gerontology
  • Geriatrics
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Empirical Research
 

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George, L. K., Kinghorn, W. A., Koenig, H. G., Gammon, P., & Blazer, D. G. (2013). Why gerontologists should care about empirical research on religion and health: transdisciplinary perspectives. Gerontologist, 53(6), 898–906. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt002
George, Linda K., Warren A. Kinghorn, Harold G. Koenig, Patricia Gammon, and Dan G. Blazer. “Why gerontologists should care about empirical research on religion and health: transdisciplinary perspectives.Gerontologist 53, no. 6 (December 2013): 898–906. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnt002.
George LK, Kinghorn WA, Koenig HG, Gammon P, Blazer DG. Why gerontologists should care about empirical research on religion and health: transdisciplinary perspectives. Gerontologist. 2013 Dec;53(6):898–906.
George, Linda K., et al. “Why gerontologists should care about empirical research on religion and health: transdisciplinary perspectives.Gerontologist, vol. 53, no. 6, Dec. 2013, pp. 898–906. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/geront/gnt002.
George LK, Kinghorn WA, Koenig HG, Gammon P, Blazer DG. Why gerontologists should care about empirical research on religion and health: transdisciplinary perspectives. Gerontologist. 2013 Dec;53(6):898–906.
Journal cover image

Published In

Gerontologist

DOI

EISSN

1758-5341

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

53

Issue

6

Start / End Page

898 / 906

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Religion
  • Physicians
  • Life Expectancy
  • Humans
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Promotion
  • Gerontology
  • Geriatrics
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Empirical Research