Private prayer among Alzheimer's caregivers: Mediating burden and resiliency

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 113-131

  Wilks, Scott ^a   Vonk, M Elizabeth ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's caregiver; Caregiving burden; Prayer; Resiliency; Social work

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 45149128058     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v50n3_09     Document Type: Article

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