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P3–171: Religion and cognitive decline in the older U.S. population
Author(s) -
Lang Iain,
Kuzma Elzbieta,
Llewellyn David
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.1243
Subject(s) - cognitive decline , dementia , cognition , confidence interval , population , gerontology , demography , psychology , multivariate analysis , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , disease
Previous findings on the relationship between religion and cognitive decline are mixed. Some researchers have found religious attendance, but not religious identity (strength of religious feeling), is associated with lower risk of cognitive decline in older adults.1 In contrast, the results of a study of Israeli men suggested those with strong religious identity according to belief and practice were at greater risk of dementia.2 More broadly, recent research has suggested adults who have a spiritual understanding of life in the absence of a religious framework are vulnerable to mental disorders.3