This paper provides a concise but comprehensive review of research on religion/spirituality
(R/S) and both mental health and physical health. It is based on a systematic review of …

Background. Deficiencies in older people's social relationships (including loneliness, social
isolation, and low social support) have been implicated as a cause of premature mortality …

The population of the United States (US) is growing and aging. The US Census Bureau
projects that the number of Americans age 65 years and older will more than double …

Prior research has related dispositional optimism to physical health. Traditionally,
dispositional optimism is treated as a bipolar construct, anchored at one end by optimism …

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this rich resource reviews the
biological, psychological, and social factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness …

The long-standing interest in the effects of religiosity and spirituality (R/S) on health
outcomes has given rise to a large and diverse literature. We conducted a meta-analysis on …

The time between contemplation of surgery and the procedure offers a window of
opportunity to optimize patients' nutritional, functional and psychological state prior to …

Introduction The stressful pre-operative period exerts a profound impact on psychological,
physiological and immunological outcomes. Oncological surgeries, in particular, elicit …

In this paper we comprehensively review published quantitative research on the relationship
between religion, spirituality (R/S), and cardiovascular (CV) disease, discuss mechanisms …

Much research has focused on religion's association with negative aspects of mental health
(eg, religion and depression) rather than also considering its possible relationships with …