Spirituality and religiosity are associated with physical and psychological status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Background: Management strategies that incorporate spirituality and religiosity (S/R) have been associated with better health status in clinical populations. However, few data are available for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to improve the traditional disease-model treatment.

Aims: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the association between S/R and physical and psychological status in patients with stable COPD.

Factors associated with fear of falling in hemodialysis patients.

Purpose: Fear of falling (FOF) has important clinical and psychological consequences. This study evaluated the factors associated with FOF in hemodialysis patients and compared with the FOF reported by age-gender matched individuals without chronic kidney disease.

Methods: This cross sectional study included hemodialysis group (n = 60, 55.