title: Religious fatalism and its association with health behaviors and outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the association between religious fatalism and health care utilization, health behaviors, and chronic illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  As part of Nashville's REACH 2010 project, residents (n=1273) participated in a random telephone survey that included health variables and the helpless inevitability subscale of the Religious Health Fatalism Questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Religious health fatalism was higher among African Americans and older participants. Some hypotheses about the association between fatalism and health outcomes were confirmed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Religious fatalism is only partially predictive of health behaviors and outcomes and may be a response to chronic illness rather than a contributor to unhealthy behaviors.
authors: Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37217, USA. Monica.d.franklin@vanderbilt.edu
authors: Monica D
authors: MD
authors: Franklin
authors: David G
authors: DG
authors: Schlundt
authors: Linda H
authors: LH
authors: McClellan
authors: Tunu
authors: T
authors: Kinebrew
authors: Jylana
authors: J
authors: Sheats
authors: Rhonda
authors: R
authors: Belue
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Brown
authors: Dorlisa
authors: D
authors: Smikes
authors: Kushal
authors: K
authors: Patel
authors: Margaret
authors: M
authors: Hargreaves
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D013483:Superstitions; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
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