A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study on Impact of Spirituality and Its Associated Socioeconomic Factors Among Adults Health of 40-60 Years Age in Gwalior

Abstract

BACKGROUNDSince the inclusion of spiritual health within WHO's purview, a number of other significant organisations have also attended to spirituality and incorporated reference to it in key documents, including the United Nations action plan Agenda 21 which recognises the right of individuals to "healthy physical, mental, and spiritual development". Studies conducted on common people to analyse the effect of spiritual activities practised by them in their day-to-day life on their health are very few.The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship of spirituality and health among randomly selected common people of Gwalior region irrespective of their sex, religion, occupation, etc. and to contribute to the vast pool of similar researches conducted worldwide to determine scientific phenomenal value of spirituality.