Religiosity and depressive symptoms among older adults in Colombia.

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and religiosity among older adults in Colombia. Data are drawn from the SABE (Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento) Colombia Study, a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2015 involving 19,004 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older living in urban and rural areas of Colombia. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Geriatric Depression scale (GDS; range 0-15), examined both as a continuous and categorical variable.

Religiosity and self-rated health among older adults in Colombia.

Objective: To identify the relationship between religiosity and self-rated health among older adults in Colombia.

Methods: Data are drawn from the SABE (Salud, Bienestar y Envejecimiento) Colombia Study, a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2015 involving 18,871 community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older living in urban and rural areas of Colombia. Religiosity was assessed by self-rated religiosity (how religious are you: not at all, somewhat or very).