African Americans and diabetes: Spiritual role of the health care provider in self-management

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 164-174

  Polzer, Rebecca L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Diabetes; Spiritual care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLERGY; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLERGY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROTESTANTISM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 34247181999     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20179     Document Type: Article

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