Observational studyBMC psychiatry2015
Effect of religiosity/spirituality and sense of coherence on depression within a rural population in Greece: the Spili III project.
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- Association between sense of coherence and depression in patients with chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Latent profile analysis of sense of coherence and relationship with meaning of life and professional identity among nursing undergraduate.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- How Does Spiritual Well-Being Change Over Time Among US Patients with Heart Failure and What Predicts Change?Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Depressive and Anxious Symptoms Increase with Problematic Technologies Use Among Adults: The Effects of Personal Factors Related to Health Behavior.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Sense of Coherence and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Physical and Neurological Disability.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Associations Between Severity of Depression, Lifestyle Patterns, and Personal Factors Related to Health Behavior: Secondary Data Analysis From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Exploring the relationship between sexual function, sense of coherence, and well-being in a sample of Iranian breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Moroccan Arabic Version of the Muslim Belief into Action (BIAC) Scale.Journal of religion and health · 2021Article
- Frailty and chronic respiratory disease: the need for a multidisciplinary care model.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2021Article
- The Effect of Spirituality on Mental Health Among Hypertensive Elderly People: A Cross-sectional Community-based Study.Materia socio-medica · 2020Article
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- The relationship between existential well-being and mood-related psychiatric burden in Indian young adults with attachment deficits: a cross-cultural validation study.BMC psychology · 2020Article
- Assessing Perception of Patients and Physicians Regarding Spirituality in Karachi, Pakistan: A Pilot Study.The Permanente journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent research has addressed the hypothesis that religiosity/spirituality and sense of coherence buffer the negative effects of stress on numerous health issues. The aim of the current study was to further this work by exploring potential links between psycho-social factors such as religiosity/spirituality and sense of coherence with depression.
methodsA total number of 220 subjects of the SPILI III cohort (1988-2012) attending a primary care setting in the town of Spili on rural Crete represented the target group. All participants underwent a standardized procedure. Validated questionnaires were used to evaluate sense of coherence, depression levels and religious and spiritual beliefs. A multiple linear regression analysis of the Beck Depression Inventory Scale (BDI) in relation to demographic characteristics, scores on the Royal Free Interview for Spiritual and Religious Beliefs scale (RFI-SRB) and Sense of Coherence scale (SOC) was performed.
resultsA significant inverse association was found between BDI and RFI-SRB scale (B-coef = -0.6999, p < 0.001), as well as among BDI and SOC scale (B-coef = -0.556, p < 0.001).
conclusionsThe findings of the current observational study indicate that highly religious participants are less likely to score high in the depression scale. Furthermore, participants with high SOC scored significantly lower in the BDI scale. Further research is required in order to explore the potential effect of SOC and religiosity/spirituality on mental health.
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