Keywords
Religion Health Elderly
Abstract
Thailand has entered into aging society and the number of elderly people tends to increase continuously.This growth trend results in a demand for care and health expenditures. Thus, the issues on aging are extensivelyinvestigated to promote living a long and healthy life, including independence from economic and social burden.It is well-documented that religion is closely related to health of elders. This article aims to review the currentknowledge regarding the concept of religion and health, the role and positive/ negative effects of religion on health,and gerontology theory related to religion in order to provide some information for further study on aging in Thaisociety.
Key words: Religion Health Elderly
Recommended Citation
Sasiwongsaroj, Kwanchit.
2010
Religion and health in the elderly.
Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine. 10,
3 (Jul. 2010 ), 327-334.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.70933/2773-9465.1409
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