Spirituality and suffering of patients with heart failure

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 257-265

  Westlake, Cheryl ^a,b   Dyo, Melissa ^c   Vollman, Michael ^d   Heywood, J Thomas ^e  

^a Azusa Pacific School of Nursing   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Life satisfaction; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 76049102839     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096992608X297003     Document Type: Review

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