Faith factors and internal health locus of control in patients prior to open-heart surgery

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 669-676

  Ai, Amy L ^a,b   Peterson, Christopher ^b   Rodgers, Willard L ^b   Tice, Terrence N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Faith; Internal health locus of control; Open heart surgery prayer coping; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROL STRATEGY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FAITH; HUMAN; INTERNAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23944512778     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105305055318     Document Type: Review

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