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. 2007 Nov-Dec;31(6):563-72.
doi: 10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.6.563.

Religious fatalism and its association with health behaviors and outcomes

Monica D Franklin  1 , David G Schlundt, Linda H McClellan, Tunu Kinebrew, Jylana Sheats, Rhonda Belue, Anne Brown, Dorlisa Smikes, Kushal Patel, Margaret Hargreaves
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Religious fatalism and its association with health behaviors and outcomes

Monica D Franklin et al. Am J Health Behav. 2007 Nov-Dec.

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.

Conclusion: 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.

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