Investigating the role played by social support in the association between religiosity and mental health in low income older adults: results from the São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH) Investigando o papel do suporte social na associação entre religiosidade e saúde mental em idosos de baixa renda: resultados do São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH)

Investigating the role played by social support in the association between religiosity and mental health in low income older adults: results from the São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH) Investigando o papel do suporte social na associação entre religiosidade e saúde mental em idosos de baixa renda: resultados do São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH)

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OBJECTIVE: Religiosity has been associated with mental health, especially in the elderly. There is a shortage of studies on the factors that mediate this association, including social support. The aim of this study was to assess the association between the various dimensions of religiosity and the p...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Augusto Macêdo Corrêa, Alexander Moreira-Almeida, Paulo R. Menezes, Homero Vallada, Marcia Scazufca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Espiritualidade
Idoso
Saúde mental
Apoio social
Spirituality
Elderly
Mental health
Social support
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462011000200011

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