Spirituality: A cultural strength for african american mothers with HIV

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 118-132

  Polzer Casarez, Rebecca L ^a   Miles, Margaret Shandor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American mothers; HIV; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PASTORAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 41549091381     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773808316735     Document Type: Article

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