Religious practice is widespread in the United States. About 40 percent of the population admits to attending religious services at least once a week, but the effects of spirituality on health were unclear. In the absence of scientific evidence, this group of researchers used the statistical data of 74,534 women, who participated between 1992 and 2012 in a report on the Health of Nurses.
Over the course of 16 years, nurses answered questionnaires every two years about their diet, lifestyle and health status, and every four years about their attendance at religious services. Of the 74,534 women analyzed, 14,158 admitted attending mass more than once a week, 30,401, did it once a week and the remaining 17,872 never attended. The majority of
Over the course of 16 years, nurses answered questionnaires every two years about their diet, lifestyle and health status, and every four years about their attendance at religious services. Of the 74,534 women analyzed, 14,158 admitted attending mass more than once a week, 30,401, did it once a week and the remaining 17,872 never attended. The majority of