ArticleBMC geriatrics2026
Determinants of spiritual well-being in older adults: the role of geriatric assessment domains and religious coping.
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backgroundSpiritual well-being is a vital component of aging, yet its relationship with standard geriatric markers remains unclear. This study aimed to identify determinants of spiritual well-being among older outpatients by examining its association with Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) parameters.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, we included 199 patients aged ≥ 65 years admitted to a geriatrics clinic between January 2022 and December 2023. The FACIT-Sp-12 measured spiritual well-being. Comprehensive geriatric assessment parameters included functional status, cognitive function, nutritional status, depressive symptoms, urinary incontinence, falls, polypharmacy and subjective sleep complaints. Religious coping was evaluated using the Religious Coping Scale for Muslims. Data were analyzed using robust multiple linear regression and cross-sectional mediation analysis to identify independent correlates and to assess whether depressive symptoms statistically accounted for part of the urinary incontinence-spiritual well-being association.
resultsParticipants averaged 76.5 ± 6.6 years; 66.3% were women. Depressive symptom scores correlated most strongly with lower spiritual well-being (rho = -0.40, p < 0.001). Better daily function (Lawton rho = 0.26; Katz rho = 0.23) and greater religious coping (rho = 0.29) accompanied higher scores. When we controlled for confounders, only depressive symptoms (β = -0.38) and religious coping (β = 0.26) remained significant (model R
conclusionsDepressive symptoms appear to be the dominant negative correlate of spiritual well-being in geriatric outpatients, while religious coping shows an independent positive link. The attenuation of functional measures after accounting for depressive symptoms may align with gerotranscendence theory or simply reflect ceiling effects in this functionally well-preserved outpatient sample. Either way, these data underscore the relevance of addressing depressive symptoms and acknowledging religious resources when caring for older adults.
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