Spiritual and religious coping values and beliefs among african american caregivers: A qualitative study

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-369

  Dilworth Anderson, Peggye ^a   Boswell, Gracie ^a   Cohen, Monique D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Religious affiliation; Spiritual beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATIVE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE;

EID: 34447315268     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464807302669     Document Type: Article

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