The role of religion for hospice patients and relatively healthy older adults

Research on Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-215

  Ardelt, Monika ^a,c   Koenig, Cynthia S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Department of Psychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Approach acceptance of death; Death anxiety; Extrinsic religious orientation; Hospice patients; Intrinsic religious orientation; Purpose in life; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH ANXIETY SCALE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIGION; WELLBEING;

EID: 33645759257     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027505284165     Document Type: Article

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