The Ironson-Woods Spirituality/Religiousness Index is associated with long survival, health behaviors, less distress, and low cortisol in people with HIV/AIDS

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-48

  Ironson, Gail ^a   Solomon, George F ^b   Balbin, Elizabeth G ^a   O'Cleirigh, Conall ^a   George, Annie ^a   Kumar, Mahendra ^a   Larson, David ^c   Woods, Teresa E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Natl Inst for Healthcare Research   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036110829     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2401_05     Document Type: Article

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