Late-Life Depressive Symptoms, Religiousness, and Mood in the Last Week of Life
Joint Authors
Galenkamp, Henrike
Deeg, Dorly J. H.
Braam, Arjan W.
Klinkenberg, Marianne
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim of the current study is to examine whether previous depressive symptoms modify possible effects of religiousness on mood in the last week of life.
After-death interviews with proxy respondents of deceased sample members of the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam provided information on depressed mood in the last week of life, as well as on the presence of a sense of peace with the approaching end of life.
Other characteristics were derived from interviews with the sample members when still alive.
Significant interactions were identified between measures of religiousness and previous depressive symptoms (CES-D scores) in their associations with mood in the last week of life.
Among those with previous depressive symptoms, church-membership, church-attendance and salience of religion were associated with a greater likelihood of depressed mood in the last week of life.
Among those without previous depressive symptoms, church-attendance and salience of religion were associated with a higher likelihood of a sense of peace.
For older adults in the last phase of life, supportive effects of religiousness were more or less expected.
Fore those with recent depressive symptoms, however, religiousness might involve a component of existential doubt.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Braam, Arjan W.& Klinkenberg, Marianne& Galenkamp, Henrike& Deeg, Dorly J. H.. 2012. Late-Life Depressive Symptoms, Religiousness, and Mood in the Last Week of Life. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496109
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Braam, Arjan W.…[et al.]. Late-Life Depressive Symptoms, Religiousness, and Mood in the Last Week of Life. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Braam, Arjan W.& Klinkenberg, Marianne& Galenkamp, Henrike& Deeg, Dorly J. H.. Late-Life Depressive Symptoms, Religiousness, and Mood in the Last Week of Life. Depression Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496109
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496109