Differences in religiosity among cognitively intact, mildly cognitively impaired, and mildly demented elderly, and its possible relationship with depressive mood. 2018

Minopoulou Despoina, and Tsatali Marianna, and Gialaouzidis Moses, and Tsolaki Magda
ELKE, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

According to literature, religious attitudes can enhance cognitive functioning in elders, because it gives the sense of purpose in life. Therefore, due to the controversy among studies, it is of great importance to identify whether religiosity levels are greater in cognitively intact elders compared to participants with MCI as well as in patients with mild dementia irrespective etiology. This study aims to examine possible differences with regards to religiosity levels between controls, MCI and patients with mild dementia. Religiosity was measured using the Systems of Belief Inventory (SBI-15R, Holland, et al., 1998), which was standardized in Greek population. According to the ANOVA test, significant main effect was found for group by means of SBI-15R score F(2, 400) = 5.624, p = .004, η2 = .027. Post-hoc comparisons showed that MCI participants had significantly higher total religiosity scores (M = 35.48, SD = 9.67) compared to the healthy controls (M = 31.73, SD = 4.11), p = .002. Additionally, patients with mild dementia had also increased religiosity scores (M = 35.13, SD = 9.09) compared to controls (M = 31.73, SD = 4.11), p = .010. Additionally, Pearson correlation showed significant relationship between GDS with SBI-15R score (r = -.221 p = .023) and Religious beliefs & practices subscale (r = -.260 p = .007) in patients with mild dementia. Results suggested that MCI participants as well as patients with mild dementia demonstrated higher religiosity levels compared to the healthy controls. Moreover, the total religiosity levels were related with depressive symptomatology only in patients with mild dementia unlike to the other two groups.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012067 Religion A set of beliefs concerning the nature, cause, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency. It usually involves devotional and ritual observances and often a moral code for the conduct of human affairs. (Random House Collegiate Dictionary, rev. ed.) Prayer,Religious Beliefs,Religious Ethics,Beliefs, Religious,Ethic, Religious,Prayers,Religions,Religious Belief
D003071 Cognition Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism obtains knowledge. Cognitive Function,Cognitions,Cognitive Functions,Function, Cognitive,Functions, Cognitive
D003072 Cognition Disorders Disorders characterized by disturbances in mental processes related to learning, thinking, reasoning, and judgment. Overinclusion,Disorder, Cognition,Disorders, Cognition
D003704 Dementia An acquired organic mental disorder with loss of intellectual abilities of sufficient severity to interfere with social or occupational functioning. The dysfunction is multifaceted and involves memory, behavior, personality, judgment, attention, spatial relations, language, abstract thought, and other executive functions. The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness. Senile Paranoid Dementia,Amentia,Familial Dementia,Amentias,Dementia, Familial,Dementias,Dementias, Familial,Dementias, Senile Paranoid,Familial Dementias,Paranoid Dementia, Senile,Paranoid Dementias, Senile,Senile Paranoid Dementias
D003863 Depression Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER present in neurotic and psychotic disorders. Depressive Symptoms,Emotional Depression,Depression, Emotional,Depressive Symptom,Symptom, Depressive
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000339 Affect The feeling-tone accompaniment of an idea or mental representation. It is the most direct psychic derivative of instinct and the psychic representative of the various bodily changes by means of which instincts manifest themselves. Mood,Affects,Moods

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