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Health-related quality of life of a very special population: monks of Holy Mountain Athos, Greece
- Source :
- Quality of Life Research. 26:3169-3175
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- The investigation of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of Orthodox Christian monks who live at the Holy Mount Athos in Greece, and its correlation with demographic characteristics and Sense of Coherence (SOC-13). A cross-sectional study was designed. The seven monasteries and five scetes with the largest number of monk population were invited to participate. Two monasteries and 1 scete gave their permission for the study. The final monks sample was formed by 166 monks from 215 who participated to the study. HRQOL was assessed using the SF-12 and Sense of Coherence the SOC-13 scales that were completed by monks from May to August 2012. Μultiple linear regression analyses were conducted to explore the association of the HRQOL subscales with the demographics and SOC-13. The mean age was 45.5 ± 13.0 years; 83.7% lived in communal monasteries, and the mean number of years in monasticism was 18.4 ± 12.1. The mean value of their Physical Component Summary (PCS) score was 47.3 ± 5.3, which is lower than in the general Greek men population, while their Mental Component Summary (MCS) score was 56.4 ± 5.8, which is higher than in the general Greek men population. The mean value of SOC-13 was 65.7 ± 6.5. Positive association for PCS appeared for place of living (β = 5.43, SE = 1.27, p
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Special populations
Population
Negative association
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Sickness Impact Profile
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Life Style
Health related quality of life
education.field_of_study
Greece
Public health
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
Mental health
humanities
030227 psychiatry
Monasticism
Cross-Sectional Studies
Monks
Psychology
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732649 and 09629343
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Quality of Life Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....680264edd3f499a63f1a663e442eb19a