P1‐611: SPECIFIC ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RELIGIOSITY AND COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the specific relationship between sub-domains of religious variables and cognitive functions in outpatients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We recruited 325 AD patients from a psychiatry outpatient clinic. The Korean version of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease and the Duke University Religion Index were used to assess cognitive functions and religiosity. We performed structural equation modeling and partial correlation analysis after controlling for demographic data. The model in which religiosity beneficially affects cognitive functions showed acceptable model fit (RMSEA=.076, TLI=.921, CFI=.947). In the partial correlation analysis, organizational religious activity demonstrated positive relationships with memory (r=.144, p=.010), language (r=.149, p=.007), and constructional ability (r=.191 p=.001). Non-organizational religious activity and intrinsic religiosity were positively associated with memory (r=.115, p=.040; r=.140, p=.012) and constructional ability (r=.207, p=.000; r=.136, p=.015).