Spiritual assessment in African-Americans: A review of measures of spirituality used in health research

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-475

  Lewis, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Health; Instrument; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 55149103336     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-007-9151-0     Document Type: Review

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