Coping with change: Religious activities and beliefs of residents in assisted living facilities

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 79-93

  Patterson, Vickie L ^a   King, Sharon V ^a   Ball, Mary M ^a   Whittington, Frank J ^a   Perkins, Molly M ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Bible reading; Church attendance; Continuity; Coping; Prayer; Quality of life; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649928107     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v14n04_05     Document Type: Article

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