Religiousness, Religious Coping, and Psychological Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 581-586

  Scandrett, Karen Glasser ^a   Mitchell, Susan L ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

Author keywords

nursing home; psychological well being; religious coping; Religiousness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELIGION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350189967     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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