Associations between religiosity and anxiety, depressive symptoms, and well-being in Korean adults living with epilepsy

Lee, Sang‐Ahm; Ryu, Han Uk; Choi, Eun‐Ju; Ko, Myung-Ah; Jeon, Ji-Ye; Han, Su‐Hyun; Lee, Gha-Hyun; Lee, Moon Kyu; Jo, Kyung-Wook

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.06.005

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“…Health-related variables such as self-reported health status with three-point scale and response options were "poor," "average," and "good." Since the literature suggests that anxiety is more extensive in the low religiosity subgroup than in the high or no religiosity subgroup (26), questions related to religiosity were asked, with a four-point scale with options as "not at all," "somewhat," "very," and "extremely." These questions were "How much do you participate at a religious ceremony," "How much do you turn to the higher presence (e.g., Allah, God)," and "How much do you read religious/Spiritual Books" (27).…”

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Factors Influencing Mental Health During Covid-19 Outbreak: An Exploratory Survey among Indian Population

Ahmad

Rahman

Agarwal

2020

JHSCI

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Introduction: This paper fulfills an identified need to study the mental health status of the population under situations like lockdown, thereby helping fill a persistent gap in Indian research on this issue, and present research on the impact of lockdown on mental health during epidemics is limited, especially in India. This study aims to scale the association between anxiety and sociodemographic factors during the coronavirus disease 2019 lockdown among the general Indian population.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional nationwide study designed to enroll the general population. The inclusion criteria for this study were Indian citizens aged 18 years and above. The study was conducted from March 29, 2020, to April 12, 2020, using an online google questionnaire. The anxiety among respondents was detected and measured using a Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Scale, which consists of seven questions (in English), that is, GAD-7.Results: Responders were 392, and from these participants, the prevalence of anxiety was 25.3%. The predictors of anxiety were gender, religion, occupation as business/self-employed, marital status, family size, health status, and sleep deprivation based on the bivariate logistic regression analysis.Conclusion: This study reports the early prevalence of anxiety among the Indian population who were grounded at their homes during lockdown due to coronavirus pandemic in the country.

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Factors Influencing Mental Health During Covid-19 Outbreak: An Exploratory Survey among Indian Population

Ahmad

Rahman

Agarwal

2020

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“…Some authors have reported that R/S is associated with better mental health and well-being. 7,[11][12][13][14] However, others have shown R/S to be associated with poorer mental health. 15,16 Furthermore, a positive or null association has been reported between R/S and QoL.…”

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Association of religiosity with mental health and quality of life in women with chronic pelvic pain

Nunes-Reis

Luz

Deus

et al. 2020

Int J Psychiatry Med

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Objective This study evaluated religiosity and its association with mental health, quality of life, and the intensity of pelvic pain in women with chronic pelvic pain. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 100 women with chronic pelvic pain. Religiosity was investigated using the Duke University Religion Index. Quality of life was evaluated using the abbreviated version of the World Health Organization’s quality of life instrument. Depression and anxiety were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, while pain intensity was evaluated using a visual analog scale. Results Almost half the participants attended religious services at least once a week and 62% prayed, meditated, or studied the Bible at least once a day. There was no association between religiosity and anxiety or depression. The intrinsic religiosity score was lower for women with mixed anxiety-depressive disorder compared to those without mixed anxiety-depressive disorder. There was a positive association between intrinsic religiosity and the psychological health domain of the quality of life instrument. There was no association between religiosity and pain intensity. Conclusions Women with chronic pelvic pain were strongly religious. Women with mixed anxiety-depressive disorder had lower levels of intrinsic religiosity. On the other hand, intrinsic religiosity was positively associated with quality of life in women with chronic pelvic pain. Religiosity was not associated with the intensity of pelvic pain. These data suggest that health-care professionals should take religiosity into account when treating women with chronic pelvic pain.

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“…Furthermore, the study evaluated high-functioning PWE, given that 85% of them had a high school level of education (versus only 49% from our sample). As such, their findings might not be readily generalizable to PWE in most developing countries 28 .…”

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Religiosity and spirituality in patients with epilepsy

Rigon

Calado

Linhares

et al. 2019

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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Religiosity and spirituality (R/S) are widely regarded as important allies against illness and suffering in general. Findings in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) suggest the temporal lobe as the anatomical-functional basis of religious experiences. Both R/S are relevant in patients with epilepsy (PWE) since epilepsy can lead to psychosocial issues for a significant portion of patients and their families. Objective: To investigate R/S in PWE, as well as the impact of different epileptic syndromes on patients' R/S. Methods: One hundred PWE and 50 healthy volunteers matched for age, sex and educational level were submitted to an interview, as well as three previously validated questionnaires: Index of Core Spiritual Experience (INSPIRIT-R), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory (QOLIE-31). Results: PWE's and control's mean ages were 35.9 ± 12.4 vs. 36.3 ± 18.1 years, mean schooling was 8.9 ± 3.7 vs. 10.1 ± 4.2 years. The mean age of epilepsy onset was 14.5 ± 12.1 and monthly frequency of seizures was 5.9 ± 12.6. INSPIRIT-R's scores were not statistically significantly different between patients and controls (3.0 ± 0.8 vs. 3.0 ± 0.8); however, INSPIRIT-R's scores were significantly higher in TLE patients when compared with other epilepsy syndromes (3.2 ± 0.7 vs. 2.8 ± 0.9; p = 0.04). Conclusion: Temporal lobe epilepsy patients have higher levels of R/S.

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Associations between religiosity and anxiety, depressive symptoms, and well-being in Korean adults living with epilepsy

Cited by 28 publications

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Factors Influencing Mental Health During Covid-19 Outbreak: An Exploratory Survey among Indian Population

Factors Influencing Mental Health During Covid-19 Outbreak: An Exploratory Survey among Indian Population

Association of religiosity with mental health and quality of life in women with chronic pelvic pain

Religiosity and spirituality in patients with epilepsy

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