Religious coping and caregiver well-being in Mexican-American families

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-91

  Herrera, Angelica P ^a   Lee, Jerry W ^b   Nanyonjo, Rebecca D ^c   Laufman, Larry E ^d   Torres Vigil, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Family caregivers; Mexican Americans; Religious coping; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FAMILY COPING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549087927     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802154507     Document Type: Article

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