Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Brown, Jennifer Silva
• Cherry, Katie E.
• Marks, Loren D.
• Jackson, Erin M.
• Volaufova, Julia
• Lefante, Christina
• Jazwinski, S. Michal

Titel

After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Gender Differences in Health and Religiosity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Ist Teil von

• Health care for women international, 2010-11, Vol.31 (11), p.997-1012

Ort / Verlag

England: Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Quelle

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We examined health-related quality of life in adults in the Louisiana Health Aging Study (LHAS) after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (HK/R) that made landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast region in 2005. Analyses of pre- and post-disaster SF-36 scores yielded changes in physical function and bodily pain. Mental health scores were lower for women than men. Gender differences were observed in religious beliefs and religious coping, favoring women. Religious beliefs and religious coping were negatively correlated with physical function, implying that stronger reliance on religiosity as a coping mechanism may be more likely among those who are less physically capable.