Abstract
2/2017
vol. 9
Review paper
Influence of spirituality or religiosity of patients on life expectancy and overall mortality
Medycyna Paliatywna 2017; 9(2): 84–88
Online publish date: 2017/10/30
Introduction: Over the past 20 years, the amount of scientific research on the relationship between spirituality and health has increased significantly in international literature.
Objective: The purpose of this article is to review studies that assessed whether high spirituality or religiousness of patients has an impact on life expectancy and overall mortality.
Materials and methods: The scoping study method was used to select studies available in popular online databases, conference folders, newsletters, books, and other sources.
Results and conclusions: All analyzed studies show that higher spirituality or religiosity is positively correlated with all-cause mortality. Lifespan of people who attend religious services may be up to 8 years longer than those who do not.
Objective: The purpose of this article is to review studies that assessed whether high spirituality or religiousness of patients has an impact on life expectancy and overall mortality.
Materials and methods: The scoping study method was used to select studies available in popular online databases, conference folders, newsletters, books, and other sources.
Results and conclusions: All analyzed studies show that higher spirituality or religiosity is positively correlated with all-cause mortality. Lifespan of people who attend religious services may be up to 8 years longer than those who do not.
Keywords
spirituality, religiosity, life expectancy, all-cause mortality
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