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Religious attendance and mortality — an 8-year follow-up of older Mexican Americans
Author(s)	Terrence D Hill, Jacqueline L Angel, Christopher G Ellison
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 2, March 2005
Pages	pp S102-S109
Source	http://www.geron.org
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Mexico ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Worship ; Death rate [statistics] ; Correlation ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
Annotation	Weekly church attendance may reduce the risk of mortality among many older Mexican Americans. The authors use data from the Hispanic Established Programs for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly H-EPESE) to predict the risk of all-cause mortality over an 8-year follow-up period. Overall, their results show that those who attend church once a week exhibit a 32% reduction in the risk of mortality, as compared to those who never attend religious services. Moreover, the benefits of weekly attendance persist with controls for sociodemographic characteristics, cardiovascular health, activities of daily living (ADLs), cognitive functioning, physical mobility and functioning, social support, health behaviours, mental health, and subjective health. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050505218 A
Classmark	TK: 7TY: EX: OWL: S5: 49: 3J: 7T
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