The Relationship Between Spirituality, Purpose in Life, and Well-Being in HIV-Positive Persons

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 13-22

  Litwinczuk, Kathleen M ^a   Groh, Carla J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

HIV; purpose in life; spirituality; well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 34249981279     PISSN: 10553290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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