Open AccessReligion and the Quality of Life in the Last Year of Life
Author(s) -
Ellen Idler,
Julie McLaughlin,
S. V. Kasl
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbp028
Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , friendship , feeling , psychosocial , psychology , public health , interview , depressive symptoms , life satisfaction , gerontology , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , sociology , psychotherapist , anthropology , economics , macroeconomics , nursing
Religious involvement in old age appears to remain quite stable until the very end of life, reflecting patterns established earlier in life. Are there differences in quality of life (QOL) for those who are religiously involved in that last year compared with those who are not?
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