Bearon L B, Koenig H G
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705.
Gerontologist. 1990 Apr;30(2):249-53. doi: 10.1093/geront/30.2.249.
Forty adults aged 65-74 were asked about God's role in health and illness and about their use of prayer in response to recent physical symptoms. Most held a belief in a benevolent God but were not clear about God's role in health and illness. Over half had prayed about at least one symptom the last time they had it. The least-educated respondents and the Baptists were most likely to pray. Symptoms discussed with a physician or for which drugs were taken were more likely than others to be prayed over, suggesting that prayer may be used for symptoms seen as serious and that prayer and medical help-seeking are not mutually exclusive.
40名年龄在65至74岁之间的成年人被问及上帝在健康与疾病中的作用，以及他们针对近期身体症状进行祈祷的情况。大多数人相信仁慈的上帝，但不清楚上帝在健康与疾病中的作用。超过半数的人在最后一次出现症状时，至少针对一种症状进行过祈祷。受教育程度最低的受访者和浸信会教徒最有可能祈祷。与医生讨论过的症状或服用过药物的症状比其他症状更有可能被祈祷，这表明祈祷可能用于被视为严重的症状，且祈祷和寻求医疗帮助并非相互排斥。
