Bearing witness to suffering in AIDS: The testing of a substantive theory

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 25-36

  Hall, Vincent P ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS volunteerism; Bearing witness; Hope; Purpose in life; Self esteem; Social support

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; PATH ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOLUNTEER; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SERODIAGNOSIS; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0141976249     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1055329003252050     Document Type: Article

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