Sense of coherence, spirituality, stress and quality of life in chronic illness

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-234

  Delgado, Cheryl ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Quality of life; Sense of coherence; Spirituality; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548233660     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2007.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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