einstein (São Paulo). 21/Aug/2020;18:eED5562.
Religion as a protective factor for health
Marco Akerman
, Rosilda Mendes
, Samira Lima
, Henrique Leonardo Guerra
, Rafael Afonso da Silva
, Daniele Pompei Sacardo
, Juan Carlos Aneiros Fernandez
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020ED5562
SALUTOGENESIS AND SENSE OF COHERENCE
Salutogenesis is the approach proposed by Antonovsky() to guide his investigation and the scientific development of the field of health promotion. Based on a critical evaluation of the development of this field – which, due to a lack of a consistent theoretical model with stated objectives, in general, adopts the paradigm of pathogenesis as reference –, a new model is proposed, focusing on elements that maintain and enhance health, that is, on the “health protective factors.”
This new orientation demands concepts and instruments that overcome the evaluation of health from its negative approach, that is, the disease. It would then be necessary to suggest new constructs and develop instruments that capture and quantify health-promoting aspects.
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