Spirituality and Religiosity as Sources of Resilience in Older Adults With Chronic Illness: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review
Spirituality and religiosity are important, yet underutilized, resources that promote resilience in older adults with chronic illness. Greater clinical attention to spiritual assessment, integration into chronic disease care, and referral for clerical intervention when indicated may enhance patient-centered outcomes. Future research should increase representation of diverse religious perspectives, ensure uniformity in assessing spirituality/religiosity to enhance comparability across studies, and explore clinician preparedness to deliver holistic care.
Authors
- Sarah Hutton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7295-6448)
- Christina M. Puchalski
- Carolyn Dunderdale
- Tatiana Andrea Paco Thompson
- J. Gurwitz
- Alok Kapoor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1300-7124)
- David Dosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1916-983X)
- Oladunni Abiodun Oyedotun
- Elena Salmoirago
- Zainab Main
- Hawa O. Abu
- Lyba Khan
- Ganga Bey
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70293
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences