SynthesisHealth and quality of life outcomes2021
Association between spirituality/religiousness and quality of life among healthy adults: a systematic review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic Review of Spirituality Tools Based on Psychometric Qualities and Recommendations for Future Research.Journal of religion and health · 2025Pooled it
- Religiosity, Burnout, Depression, and Anxiety in a University Setting During COVID-19 in the USA: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
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- From Scroll to Soul: Spirituality as a Moderator Between Social Media Addiction, Emotional Eating, and Quality of Life Among Young Adults in Poland.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Independent associations between health-promoting behaviours, healthcare access, and health-related quality of life in Singapore.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Instruments for Assessing Spirituality in Patients with Chronic or Advanced Illnesses: A Systematic Review of the Last 15 Years.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Status of spirituality, religiousness and quality of life among pilgrims in India: A cross sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Measuring Whole Person Health: A Scoping Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Article
- Living by the clock of the book: religious observance enhances circadian stability and reduces social jetlag in older adults, a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The effects of stigma and social support on the health-related quality of life of people with drug resistance tuberculosis in Lagos, Nigeria.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Spirituality in Managing Perceived Stress and Promoting Self-Care: A Descriptive Study on Nursing Students in Spain.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life Using Social Determinants of Health: A Machine Learning Approach with the All of Us Cohort.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Determinants of quality of life decrease in family caregivers of care-dependent patients: a longitudinal study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Quality of life in university professors: association with components of spirituality and professional achievement.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Living Near Contamination: The Impacts on Personal Well-Being.Applied research in quality of life · 2025Article
- Mediation effect of hope on the relationship between inner strength and self-management in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Quality of Life and Wellbeing Parameters of Academic Dental and Nursing Personnel vs. Quality of Services.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Religious affiliation and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative survey in Germany.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- The roles of chaplains in dispelling cancer myths in Nigeria: A narrative review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Factors Affecting Health-Related Quality of Life among Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) is determined by multiple factors that include components such as spirituality and religiousness (S/R). Even though various systematic reviews have investigated the association between S/R and improved health outcomes in the most different groups, healthy young individuals are seldom addressed.
objectiveTo assess the association between S/R and HRQoL among young, healthy individuals.
methodsSystematic review of papers published in the last ten years and indexed in four academic research databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scopus) and two gray literature databases. Inclusion criteria were studies assessing S/R and HRQoL using validated instruments and assessing healthy adults (i.e., non-clinical patients, not belonging to any specific group of chronic diseases), aged between 18 and 64 years old.
resultsTen out of 1,952 studies met the inclusion criteria: nine cross-sectional and one longitudinal cohort study, in which 89% of the participants were college students. Nine studies report a positive association between S/R and HRQoL, while one study did not report any significant association. The main HRQoL domains associated with S/R were the psychological, social relationships, and environment domains, while the S/R most influent facets/components were optimism, inner strength, peace, high control, hope, and happiness.
conclusionsHigher S/R levels among healthy adult individuals were associated with higher HRQoL levels, suggesting the S/R can be an important strategy to deal with adverse environmental situations even among those without chronic diseases, enhancing the wellbeing of individuals. Registration of systematic review: PROSPERO-CRD42018104047.
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