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To determine the prevalence and characteristics of users of prayer or spiritual healing among women.

This cross sectional study was conducted as a part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women9s Health (ALSWH), a 20-year study that examines various factors affecting women9s health and well-being.

The sample used in the current study were women from the 1946–1951 cohort (n=9965) (59–64 years) who were surveyed in 2010.

Use of prayer or spiritual healing; demographic factors and measures of health status. χ² Tests, analyses of variance (to determine associations) and a stepwise backward logistic regression model (for the most significant predictors) using a likelihood ratio test were used to determine the outcome measures.

It is estimated that 26% of Australian women from the 1946–1951 cohort (aged 59–64 years) use …