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Religious belief, depression, and ambulation status in elderly women with broken hips
P Pressman1, J S Lyons, D B Larson
1Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611-3056.
The American Journal of Psychiatry
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
The authors studied the relationship between religious belief and psychiatric and medical status in 30 elderly women recovering from the surgical repair of broken hips. Religious belief was associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms and better ambulation status.