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ArticleHealth psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association2016

Spiritual peace predicts 5-year mortality in congestive heart failure patients.

Crystal L Park, Carolyn M Aldwin, Soyoung Choun, Login George, Damodhar P Suresh, Deborah Bliss

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Article in Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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  1. Spirituality and heart failure: a systematic review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023
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6 authors.

Crystal L ParkDepartment of Psychology, University of Connecticut.
Carolyn M AldwinProgram in Human Development & Family Sciences, School of Social & Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University.
Soyoung ChounProgram in Human Development & Family Sciences, School of Social & Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University.
Login GeorgeDepartment of Psychology, University of Connecticut.
Damodhar P SureshDepartment of Cardiology, St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Deborah BlissDepartment of Cardiology, St. Elizabeth's Hospital.

Funding

Stress, Coping, Health, & Optimal AgingR01AG032037 · NIA · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ALDWIN, CAROLYN M. · 2010 to 2013
$857k
Religiousness-Health Links in CHF: Roles of Mediators and AgeR03AG023883 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI PARK, CRYSTAL L · 2006 to 2007
$124k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG032037NIA NIH HHS R03 AG023883NIA NIH HHS R03AG023883
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSpirituality is favorably related to depression, quality of life, hospitalizations, and other important outcomes in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients but has not been examined as a predictor of mortality risk in this population. Given the well-known difficulties in managing CHF, we hypothesized that spirituality would be associated with lower mortality risk, controlling for baseline demographics, functional status, health behaviors, and religiousness.

methodParticipants were 191 CHF patients (64% male; M age = 68.6 years, SD = 10.1) who completed a baseline survey and were then followed for 5 years.

resultsNearly 1/3 of the sample (32%) died during the study period. Controlling for demographics and health status, smoking more than doubled the risk of mortality, whereas alcohol consumption was associated with slightly lower risk of mortality. Importantly, adherence to healthy lifestyle recommendations was associated with halved mortality risk. Although both religion and spirituality were associated with better health behaviors at baseline in bivariate analyses, a proportional hazard model showed that only spirituality was significantly associated with reduced mortality risk (by 20%), controlling for demographics, health status, and health behaviors.

conclusionsExperiencing spiritual peace, along with adherence to a healthy lifestyle, were better predictors of mortality risk in this sample of CHF patients than were physical health indicators such as functional status and comorbidity. Future research might profitably examine the efficacy of attending to spiritual issues along with standard lifestyle interventions.

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SpiritualityAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortalityProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMCPMC4760860

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