SynthesisJournal of religion and health2020
Religiosity/Spirituality and Physiological Markers of Health.
Synthesis in Journal of religion and health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 122 citations in OpenAlex.
- Updated Cardiovascular Prevention Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology - 2019.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2019Guideline
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- Understanding Multiple Intelligences Among Older Adults: Development and Validation of the Multiple Intelligence Scale for Older People.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Religiosity, Spirituality, and Physical Activity Among Hypertensive Individuals in Brazil.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Intrinsic Religiosity, Stress, Depression, Resilience, and Subjective Well-Being Among Hepatitis Patients in Brazil.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- When Caring Becomes Suffering: Spirituality and Religiosity as Psychosocial Support for Cancer Caregivers-A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Faith and Motherhood: Understanding Cultural Practices in Pregnancy and Childbirth Among Kashmiri Women.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- The power of powerful others: health locus of control and vaccination behavior in rural Namibian pastoralists.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Spirituality and Cardiovascular Disease: A Bibliometric Analysis of Scopus (1999-2024).Journal of religion and health · 2026Review
- Religion and Spirituality as Social Determinants of Sleep Health Across the Globe: A Narrative Review.Current sleep medicine reports · 2026Review
- Brazilian Guideline on Dyslipidemias and Prevention of Atherosclerosis - 2025.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Article
- An Exploratory Study of the Associations Between Epstein-Barr Virus Antibodies and Forgiveness Among Recipients of Relational Transgressions in the USA.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- The Structure of Religion and Spirituality in a Diverse Sample of Adults in the U.S.: A Report on Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health.Psychology of religion and spirituality · 2025Article
- Unveiling the Multifaceted Nature of Spirituality: Assessing the Dimensions of the Spirituality Inventory in the Turkish Context-A Preliminary Adaptation and Validity Reliability Study.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Violence experienced by women, their mental health status, and determinants in favelas under the pandemic COVID-19 in Brazil.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- The underlying mechanisms by which Post-Traumatic Growth is associated with cardiovascular health in male UK military personnel: The ADVANCE cohort study.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Spirituality and Cardiovascular Health in the HANDLS Study: Evidence for Within-race Differences.Biopsychosocial science and medicine · 2025Article
- "Which comes first": Religious/spiritual engagement or health? Initial observations from longitudinal analyses.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Close social relationships and happiness in the United States: the moderating role of love by God.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The long-standing interest in the effects of religiosity and spirituality (R/S) on health outcomes has given rise to a large and diverse literature. We conducted a meta-analysis on research involving R/S and physiological markers of health to elucidate both the scope and mechanism(s) of this phenomenon. A combined analysis found a significant, but small, beneficial effect. Subgroup analyses found that some measures of both extrinsic and intrinsic religiosity were significantly associated with health. Several outcome measures, including blood pressure, C-reactive protein, and cardiovascular health markers, were significantly associated with R/S. Our findings suggest that R/S benefits health, perhaps through minimizing the disruptive effects of stress/depression on inflammation. We hope that researchers can use these results to guide efforts aimed at elucidating the true mechanism(s) linking religious/spiritual beliefs and physical health.
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