Sang-Ahm Lee1, Han Uk Ryu2, Eun-Ju Choi3, Myung-Ah Ko3, Ji-Ye Jeon3, Su-Hyun Han4, Gha-Hyun Lee5, Moon Kyu Lee6, Kwang-Deog Jo6. 1. Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: salee@amc.seoul.kr. 2. Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Neurology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 5. Department of Neurology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan, Republic of Korea. 6. Department of Neurology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Religiosity can be important in the everyday life of persons with epilepsy (PWE). How PWE live with religiosity can be influenced by their cultural background. We determined whether religiosity is associated with anxiety, depressive symptoms, and well-being in Korean adults with epilepsy. METHODS: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient clinics of five university hospitals in Korea. Religiosity was assessed using the five-item Duke University Religion Index (DUREL). The WHO-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale were used. The participants were categorized into three subgroups bounded by the 33rd and 66th percentiles of their DUREL scores. RESULTS: Of a total of 226 participants, 61.1% declared that they had religious affiliation. The median DUREL score was 11 (interquartile ranges 6, 18). All three subscales of the DUREL were significantly related to WHO-5 (p<0.01). Non-organizational religious activities such as prayer and meditation were also inversely related to anxiety (p<0.05) and depressive symptoms (p<0.01). After controlling for confounding variables, anxiety and depressive symptoms were more extensive in the low religiosity subgroup than in the high or no religiosity subgroup (p<0.01) and well-being was higher in the high or low religiosity subgroup than in the no religiosity subgroup (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Religiosity is significantly associated with anxiety, depressive symptoms, and well-being in Korean adults with epilepsy.
PURPOSE: Religiosity can be important in the everyday life of persons with epilepsy (PWE). How PWE live with religiosity can be influenced by their cultural background. We determined whether religiosity is associated with anxiety, depressive symptoms, and well-being in Korean adults with epilepsy. METHODS: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient clinics of five university hospitals in Korea. Religiosity was assessed using the five-item Duke University Religion Index (DUREL). The WHO-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale were used. The participants were categorized into three subgroups bounded by the 33rd and 66th percentiles of their DUREL scores. RESULTS: Of a total of 226 participants, 61.1% declared that they had religious affiliation. The median DUREL score was 11 (interquartile ranges 6, 18). All three subscales of the DUREL were significantly related to WHO-5 (p<0.01). Non-organizational religious activities such as prayer and meditation were also inversely related to anxiety (p<0.05) and depressive symptoms (p<0.01). After controlling for confounding variables, anxiety and depressive symptoms were more extensive in the low religiosity subgroup than in the high or no religiosity subgroup (p<0.01) and well-being was higher in the high or low religiosity subgroup than in the no religiosity subgroup (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Religiosity is significantly associated with anxiety, depressive symptoms, and well-being in Korean adults with epilepsy.
Authors: Kumarasan Roystonn; Laxman Cetty; Anitha Jeyagurunathan; Fiona Devi; Edimansyah Abdin; Soo Teng Tan; Charmaine Tang; Swapna Verma; Mythily Subramaniam Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-07-05 Impact factor: 3.390