Author Affiliations: 1.College of Health and Human Services, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff 86011-5015 USA 2.Religious Studies Program, Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff USA 3.Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore USA 4.Department of Psychology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff USA
關鍵詞
BUDDHISM; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH attitudes; HEALTH behavior; Health practices; Religious practices; Buddhists; Web survey
摘要
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.
目次
Introduction 132 Methods 134 Results 135 Discussion 140 Study Limitations 144 Future Research 144 Conclusion 145 References 145
