ReviewAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2022
Measures of religion and spirituality in dementia: An integrative review.
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- European Association for Palliative Care White Paper on spiritual care for people with neuro-oncological and neurodegenerative conditions: Integrative framework for practice, education, and research.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Review
- Instruments for Assessing Spirituality in Patients with Chronic or Advanced Illnesses: A Systematic Review of the Last 15 Years.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Potential Mechanisms of Influence Between Spiritual Practices and Cognitive Health: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Symptoms of Dementia Progression in Cognitive Impairment: The Role of Religious and Spiritual Activity.Journal of spirituality in mental health · 2025Article
- The association between religious beliefs and values with inflammation among Middle-age and older adults.Aging & mental health · 2024Article
- Cognitive Impairment and Social Determinants of Health Among Indigenous Women.The Gerontologist · 2024Article
- Spiritual Needs of Older Adults Living with Dementia: An Integrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- How Can We Support Religious and Spiritual Practices of Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia?Journal of gerontological nursing · 2023Article
- Association of Religious Service Attendance and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Disturbances in All-Cause Dementia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Older Adults with Dementia: Association of Prayer with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Disturbances.Religions · 2022Article
- Measures of religion and spirituality in dementia: An integrative review.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2022Review
- A psychometric study of the Flourishing Scale for people living with dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)Article
- Cognitive and Mental Health Differences Across Latent Profiles of Religiosity and Spirituality in Korean Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasArticle
- A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Change in Church Activity with Cognitive, Functional, and Mental Health among Black and White Older Adults.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extraArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: Literature on the association of religion and spirituality (R/S) and health is growing. However, it is unclear how R/S affects outcomes and is assessed in persons with dementia (PWDs). In this integrative review, we evaluate published R/S measures and synthesize R/S findings for PWDs. Methods: We searched five databases (ATLA Religion, CINAHL, PsychInfo, PubMed, SocIndex) and identified 14 of 1043 studies for review. We assess the studies' information, quality, measures, and results. Results: We identified 17 measures for R/S: six were adapted for use with PWDs and only two were validated for PWDs; most studies reported only measures' reliability, with Cronbach's alpha. The studies' findings support significant positive associations between R/S and cognitive function and negative associations between R/S and depression and behavioral expressions. Discussion: The two validated scales indicated acceptable validity with overall good reliability. Nevertheless, diverse samples and rigorous study designs are needed to improve R/S measures and to examine associations over time for PWDs. Highlights: Few scales for measuring religion and spirituality (R/S) have been validated in persons with dementia (PWD); additional testing is needed.Most R/S measures only reported scale reliability with Cronbach's alpha.Studies supported positive associations between R/S and health yet few studies exist. conducted.Only one spiritual intervention, spiritual reminiscence, was found for PWD.More rigorous R/S studies are needed to examine health outcomes in dementia.
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