Buddhists' religious and health practices

A web survey of Buddhists' religious practices and beliefs, and health history and practices was conducted with 886 Buddhist respondents. Eighty-two percent were residents of the USA. Ninety-nine percent practiced Buddhist meditation and 70% had attended a formal retreat for intensive meditation practice. Eighty-six percent were converts to Buddhism and had been a Buddhist for a median of 9 years. Sixty-eight percent of respondents rated their health as very good or excellent. A one-point increase on a Buddhist Devoutness Index was associated with a 15% increase in the odds of being a non-smoker and an 11% increase in the odds of being in good to excellent health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Journal of religion and health - 51(2012), 1 vom: 14. März, Seite 132-47

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wiist, W H [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, B M [VerfasserIn]
St George, D M [VerfasserIn]
Wayment, H A [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 08.06.2012

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10943-010-9348-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM19682074X