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Religious research in gerontology, 1980-1994: a systematic review
Author(s)	Jeffrey S Levin
Journal title	Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 10, no 3, 1997
Pages	pp 3-31
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA.
Keywords	Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Pastoral care ; Religion ; Research Reviews ; United States of America.
Annotation	This article presents results of a systematic review of research on religion and aging, funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), published from 1980-1994 in mainstream gerontology and religion journals. Findings are summarised from 73 empirical studies, a subset of the 115 articles included in NIA's bibliography on this topic. In general, these studies use multi-ethnic samples, include multiple religious dimensions, and focus on age comparative analyses and on analyses of religious effects on life satisfaction, health and well-being. Also summarised is gerontological research on patterns, predictors, outcomes, and measures of religious involvement, and an agenda for future research is proposed.
Accession Number	CPA-980424401 A
Classmark	EX: OW: TR: 3A:6KC: 7T
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