title: Socioeconomic differences in the effects of prayer on physical symptoms and quality of life.
abstract: The extent to which religiosity is related to well-being may differ as a function of race/ethnicity, education or income. We asked 155 caregivers to complete measures of religiosity, prayer, physical symptoms and quality of life. Lower education and, to a lesser extent, lower income were correlated with religiosity and prayer. There were few direct relationships of religiosity and prayer with quality of life and health symptoms. However, the relationships became significant when education and, to a lesser degree, income were taken into account. Prayer was associated with fewer health symptoms and better quality of life among less educated caregivers.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-1726, USA.
authors.forename: Rajni
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Banthia
authors.forename: Judith Tedlie
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Moskowitz
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acree
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Folkman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012067:Religion; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012962:Sociology, Medical; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology