scholarly journals THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GLOBAL AND DAILY LEVELS OF PAIN AND RELIGIOUS COPING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S524-S524
Author(s):  
Katherine L Cheesman ◽  
Brian Cox ◽  
Dylan M Smith ◽  
Patricia A Parmelee
Keyword(s):  
Religious Coping ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Daily Diary Methodology ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Daily Pain

Abstract Objective: This research examines associations between global and daily levels of pain and the use of religious coping strategies among African American (AA) and non-Hispanic White (NHW) older adults with physician-confirmed knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: As part of a larger study of racial/ethnic differences in everyday quality of life with OA, 125 persons over the age of 50 completed a global measure of religious coping using the Brief RCOPE. Daily variability in pain and coping was assessed using a daily diary methodology consisting of 4 daily phone calls over 7 days. Hypotheses: Demographic characteristics (sex, race) were expected to predict religious coping at both the global and daily levels. Specifically, we expected women and AAs would use more religious coping than their male and NHW counterparts. Further, daily levels of pain were predicted to correlate with daily levels of coping. Results: AAs were found to engage in significantly more religious coping behaviors than NHWs at the global, but not daily, level. An intraclass correlation coefficient of .316 indicated sufficient within-person variability for the use of multi-level modeling to determine the association of daily pain and religious coping. Within individuals, pain was significantly lower on days when religious coping was not used. Implications: Results contribute to a growing understanding of how individuals use their religious beliefs to cope with daily pain and perhaps, to the formulation of more targeted therapies for individuals living with chronic illness. (Supported by R01-AG041655 D. Smith and P. Parmelee, PIs.)

scholarly journals Up North and Down South: Regional Differences in Pain, Religious Coping, and Negative Affect in Osteoarthritis

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 380-380
Author(s):  
Katherine Cheesman ◽  
Patricia Parmelee ◽  
Dylan Smith
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Pain Scale ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Daily Diary Methodology ◽  
Daily Pain

Abstract Objective: This research examines regional differences (Northern vs. Southern) in pain, religious coping, and negative affect among African Americans (AA) and non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) over the age of 50 with physician-confirmed knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: As part of a larger study of racial/ethnic differences in everyday quality of life with OA, 116 persons were recruited from sites in Alabama (n = 64) and New York (n = 52). Participants completed global measures of pain (PGC Pain Scale) and religious coping (Brief RCOPE); daily variability in pain, coping, and affect was assessed using a daily diary methodology consisting of 4 daily phone calls over 7 days. Site comparisons were conducted using one-way multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) with covariates of race, sex, education, and marital status. Results: There was a significant multivariate effect of site on pain, religious coping, and affect, F(5, 104) = 3.846, p = .003, Wilk’s Λ = .844, partial η2 = .156. Follow-up univariate tests and mean examinations revealed that Southerners reported statistically more daily pain (M = 2.023, SD = .89), religious coping (M = .618, SD = .427), and negative affect (M = 6.556, SD = 2.661) than Northerners (M = 1.810, SD = .719; M = .386, SD = .417; M = 5.865, SD = 1.446). Implications: Results contribute to a growing understanding of how individuals use their religious beliefs to cope with daily pain. (Supported by R01-AG041655 D. Smith and P. Parmelee, PIs.)

Religiosity and Adaptation in the Oldest-Old

1992 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley C. Courtenay ◽  
Leonard W. Poon ◽  
Peter Martin ◽  
Gloria M. Clayton ◽  
Mary Ann Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research has yielded mixed results with respect to the relationship between religiosity and adaptation in older adults. Most studies show that religiosity is stable over the life span, but that religiosity may or may not be related to such factors as physical and mental health, life satisfaction, and coping. This study adds to earlier investigations by including centenarians among the sample. The preliminary results of this research project support earlier findings that religiosity does not change significantly as one ages, although there is a trend in the results that suggests otherwise. The results also indicate a significant relationship between religiosity and physical health but no significant relationship between religiosity and mental health and life satisfaction. Religiosity and coping are strongly related, and there is the suggestion that religious coping mechanisms might be more important in the oldest-old.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Households of People With Diabetes Accessing US Food Pantries: Implications for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianna S. Wetherill ◽  
Mary B. Williams ◽  
Kayla C. White ◽  
Hilary K. Seligman
Keyword(s):  
Management Education ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Food Pantry ◽  
Food Pantries ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the associations between food insecurity (FI) and coping strategies of relevance to diabetes self-management among households of people with diabetes (HHDM) who access US food pantry programs. Methods The authors conducted a secondary data analysis of HHDM accessing US food pantry programs from the Hunger in America 2014 study ( n = 16 826). Weighted analyses included descriptive statistics for household sociodemographics, food pantry service utilization, FI, and coping behaviors. The authors used chi-square and logistic regression to estimate the relationship between FI and coping behaviors. Results Nearly one-half of HHDM reported visiting food pantries at least 6 times in the past year. Most HHDM were FI, with the majority experiencing the most severe form of FI. Over one-fifth of households reported lacking health insurance. The majority of HHDM reported purchasing inexpensive unhealthy foods to ensure household food adequacy, and many reported watering down food and beverages. The odds of reporting these behaviors significantly increased as FI worsened. Conclusion Food pantries represent an opportunity for the delivery of community-based diabetes self-management education and support programs. These programs should be adapted to address population barriers to self-management and to support access to healthful foods and medical care.

scholarly journals Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and Quality of Life in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldy Martin-Gutierrez ◽  
Jan L. Wallander ◽  
Yuzhu (June) Yang ◽  
Sarah Depaoli ◽  
Marc N. Elliott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Religiosity and Attitude in the Face of Death in Brazilian Elderly

2018 ◽  
pp. 126-141
Author(s):  
Marta Helena Freitas ◽  
Claudia Cristina Fukuda ◽  
Vicente Paulo Alves ◽  
Lucy de Oliveira Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Religious Coping ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Face ◽  
Religious Orientation Scale ◽  
Orientation Scale ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Coping Scale ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter investigated possible links between religious motivations, attitudes, and coping in the face of death in Brazil. The participants included 478 people aged between 41 and 100 years, most of them women (77.82%). It employed the religious orientation scale (31 items), religious coping scale (33 items), and scale of attitudes in the face of death (46 items). Data were analyzed by means Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (Pearson), analysis of variance (ANOVA), exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency analysis (Cronbach's alpha). The overall survey results are presented in two large blocks. The first describes the correlations between the factors of religious coping, religious orientation, and attitudes in the face of death. The second presents the relationship between elderly's socio-biographical characteristics (age, income, education, gender, religion, and marital status), guidance and religious coping factors, and attitudes in the face of death. Finally, the authors discuss the results and their implications for the elderly.

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