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Spirituality and Religiosity in Elderly Adults with Chronic Disease
Isabel Patricia Gómez Palencia, Dina Cantillo Banquett1, Melisa Coronado Quintana1
1Universidad de Cartagena.
Objective:
This work sought to explore the relationship between spirituality and religiosity in elderly adults with chronic disease.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional cohort study with a representative sample of 229 elderly adults with chronic disease registered in 12 life centers in the city of Cartagena. Reed's Spiritual Perspective and Francis' Religiosity scales were applied.
Results:
Mean age was 74.4 years, 62.9% were women, and the most frequent occupations were: unemployed (45.9%) and housewives (44.5%); the religion most practiced was Catholicism (81.2%). Levels of spirituality and religiosity were high, showing a moderate and direct correlation (r = 0.57).
Conclusion:
A directly proportional relationship exists between spirituality and religiosity in elderly adults with chronic disease.
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