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Fear of COVID-19 and religious coping mediate the associations between religiosity and distress among older adults
Qazvin Univ Med Sci, Res Inst Prevent Noncommunicable Dis, Social Determinants Hlth Res Ctr Res, Qazvin, Iran.;Qazvin Univ Med Sci, Dept Islamic Studies, Qazvin, Iran..
Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Res Ctr Clin Med, Dept Geriatr & Gerontol, Tainan, Taiwan..
Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Inst Allied Hlth Sci, Tainan, Taiwan.;Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Dept Occupat Therapy, Tainan, Taiwan.;Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Dept Publ Hlth, Tainan, Taiwan..
Baqiyatallah Univ Med Sci, Hlth Res Ctr, Life Style Inst, Tehran, Iran..
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2021 (English)In: HEALTH PROMOTION PERSPECTIVES, ISSN 2228-6497, Vol. 11, no 3, p. 316-322Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Background: A mediation model was proposed to explain how religiosity, religious cooping, and fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) explained anxiety and depression among older adults. Methods: With the use of a cross-sectional design, the Integrated Health System was used to randomly invite 1000 older adults residing in Qazvin to participate in an online survey. Within the period of November, 2020 to January 2021, 696 older Iranian adults (mean age = 69.56 years; 57.9% women) agreed to participate in the study and reported demographic information as well as measures of religiosity, fear of COVID-19, religious coping, anxiety, and depression. Results: Religiosity had direct effects on depression (B [SE] = -0.087 [0.037]; P = 0.023) but not anxiety (B [SE]=-0.063 [0.036]; P = 0.072). Moreover, both fear of COVID-19 and religious coping significantly mediated the association between religiosity and anxiety (B [SE] = -0.360 [0.035]; p = 0.002) and that between religiosity and depression (B [SE] = -0.365 [0.034]; P = 0.002). Conclusion: During the tough time of COVID-19 pandemic, religiosity and religious coping were protectors for older adults in developing good mental. Therefore, future research is needed to examine education programs that are effective for older adults to obtain correct knowledge concerning COVID-19, including the protective COVID-19 infection behaviors. Therefore, older adults may reduce their fear via their enhanced correct knowledge concerning COVID-19.

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TABRIZ UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES & HEALTH SERVICES , 2021. Vol. 11, no 3, p. 316-322
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Anxiety, Coping behavior, Coronavirus infection depressive disorder, Older adults, Religious belief
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-54464DOI: 10.34172/hpp.2021.40ISI: 000686549800008Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85115116401Local ID: POA;intsam;762487OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-54464DiVA, id: diva2:1590226
Available from: 2021-09-02 Created: 2021-09-02 Last updated: 2021-09-28Bibliographically approved

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