The role of spirituality in holistic weight management

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-174

  Popkess Vawter, Sue ^a   Yoder, Elizabeth ^b   Gajewski, Byron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Holistic self care; Self esteem; Spirituality; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; NURSING; OBESITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WELLBEING;

BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 18844411325     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773804271742     Document Type: Article

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