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The Influence of Religiosity and Spirituality on Health in Canada: A Systematic Literature Review
Manuel Litalien1, Dominic Odwa Atari2, Ikemdinachi Obasi2
1Social Welfare and Social Development, Nipissing University, 100 College Drive, Box 5002, North Bay, ON, P1B 8L7, Canada. manuell@nipissingu.ca.
Abstract:
The association between religion and health has been the subject of growing interest in academia. However, limited reviews of such studies in Canada exist. The paper systematically reviews and synthesizes existing literature on the relationship between spirituality and health in Canada. Available general databases such as: Medline; Web of Science, PubMed, Sociological abstract, Social Service Abstracts, Google scholar, Humanities International Index, JSTOR, CPI.Q Canadian Periodicals, and American Theological Library Association were searched for the period between 2000 and April 2019 inclusive. Collected data were then systematically analysed for common themes about spirituality and health in Canada. In total, 151 articles were found, but only 128 had relevance with the study objectives. Overall, the analysis showed that religion and spirituality do influence health behaviours, and well-being. However, more gender-based studies need to be conducted to tease out the differences in religion/spirituality and health across different genders, and ethnic groups in Canada.
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