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Neurology 2003;60:1527-1529
© 2003 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Religiousness is related to quality of life in patients with ALS

Susan M. Walsh, RN MSN, CS, Barbara A. Bremer, PhD, Stephanie H. Felgoise, PhD and Zachary Simmons, MD

From the Greater Philadelphia Chapter ALS Association (S.M. Walsh), Fort Washington, PA; Department of Psychology (Dr. Bremer), Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA; Department of Psychology (Dr. Felgoise), Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; and Division of Neurology (Dr. Simmons), Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Zachary Simmons, Penn State College of Medicine, Division of Neurology, HO 37, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033; e-mail: zsimmons{at}psu.edu

The authors studied quality of life (QOL) and religiousness in 49 patients with ALS over five consecutive visits spanning approximately 1 year. QOL was not significantly correlated with religiousness at entry. Over time, a significant relationship developed between QOL and total, public, and private religiousness.




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