The project team's paper on religion, life expectancy and disability-free life expectancy among older women and men in the Unites States was recently accepted for publication in The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Follow the link to read the accepted manuscript: https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby098.
CARExpert Programme talk at Duke-NUS Medical School
On August 3, 2018, Dr. Zimmer presented a talk entitled, "A Global Comparative Study of Religiosity and Health" at Duke-NUS Medical School Singapore.
Disability-Free Life Expectancy Calculator now live!
After much anticipation, the research team of the Linking Spirituality and Religiosity to Life and Health Expectancy: A Global Comparative Study has launched the Disability-Free Life Expectancy Calculator. The DFLE Calculator is based on results obtained from an analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study conducted in the United States. Try it out now by clicking here.
REVES@30 Poster
The team behind the Linking Spirituality and Religiosity to Life and Health Expectancy project presented their poster at REVES@30 in Ann Arbor Michigan on May 30, 2018 at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Click here to access a digital copy of the poster, "To what degree do religiosity and spirituality explain healthy life expectancy gaps … Continue reading REVES@30 Poster
Presentations at the Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting
Dr. Zimmer recently presented the paper, "Does religious activity distinguish the mortality experiences of older Taiwanese? An analysis using nineteen-years of follow-up data" at the 2018 PAA Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. Dr. Saito also presented the poster, "Life Expectancy and Active Life Expectancy by religious group in Kerala, India". These presentations are part of the Linking … Continue reading Presentations at the Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting
Presentation at Academia Sinica by Dr. Chi-Tsun Chiu
Dr. Chi-Tsun Chiu, a collaborator on the Linking Spirituality and Religiosity to Life and Health Expectancy project, presented a paper entitled, "How do Multiple Dimensions of Religiosity Associate with Total and Disability-Free Life Expectancy among Older Adults in Taiwan?" at the Institute of Statistical Science at Academia Sinica on December 11, 2017.
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