Self-management of a chronic illness: An exploratory study on the role of spirituality among older African American women

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 75-88

  Harvey, Idethia Shevon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Older women; Self management; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749012273     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v18n03_06     Document Type: Article

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