Religiosity of Older People in Rural Bangladesh

Mohammad Abbas Uddin

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Religiosity of Older People in Rural Bangladesh

Mohammad Abbas Uddin

Published in Rehabilitation Science (Volume 2, Issue 4)

Received: 7 September 2017 Accepted: 21 September 2017 Published: 5 November 2017

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Abstract

Older people are vulnerable because of age-related changes they experience which can cause a variety of physical, psychological and social problems. Older people may use their religiosity to counter these issues and improve their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate older people’s religiosity and the association between religiosity and demographic variables in two southern districts of Bangladesh. Data were collected from 280 older people using Strength of Religious Faith Scale. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze demographic and religiosity data. One way classification of analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to evaluate different groups of older people with different demographic variables. In this study, older people reported a high level of religiosity (M = 52.51, SD= 3.49). It was also found that gender, employment status, living arrangements, and income were significant variables related to older people’s religiosity. Further study of other potential variables is recommended.

Published in	Rehabilitation Science (Volume 2, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.rs.20170204.12
Page(s)	82-84
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Bangladesh, Older People, Religiosity

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Nursing Department, District Sadar Hospital, Lakshmipur, Bangladesh

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