THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND RELIGIOUS ATTITUDE AND PERFORMANCES IN ADULTS ISFAHAN 1998

<font><font color="#555555"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">Background: The purpose of this study was to examine relation between religious attitude and performance in aging. According to literature, religion in later life have great role in adaptation to aging consequences. Spiritual function leed to physical and psychological well being. In this research it was hypothesized that attitude and riligious performance is related to hope and lower depressive symptoms.<br />Methods: Subjects were 70 adult age that selected randomly from two again sanatorium in Isfahan. Research tools were psychological interview, HRSD Questionnaire, Religious Attitude and performance Scale (RAPS). In order to examine this hypothesis, in first step scychilogical interview was done throughout interview and after rapport with them. Two questionnaire were completed. Recorded data entered to computer and were analysed by correlation test.<br />Results: Analysis of data indicated that, there is negative significant correlation between depressive symptoms and religious attitude and performances in aging. Age, number of children and duration of life in sanatorium , were not related significantly with religiosity and depressive symptoms.<br />Conclusion; It is seemed, according to Islamic education, prayer, rely on God ,resorting to aemah, Quran reading or positive regarding to these leed to psychological well- being especially in later life.</span></font></font&gt