Spirituality in Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-130

  Acton, Gayle J ^a   Miller, Earline W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; dementia; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANECDOTES; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037805293     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010103021002003     Document Type: Article

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