Religion, faith and the empowerment process: Stories of Iranian people with diabetes

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-298

  Abdoli, Samereh ^a   Ashktorab, Tahereh ^b   Ahmadi, Fazlollah ^c   Parvizy, Soroor ^d   Dunning, Trisha ^e  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Empowerment process; Faith; Religion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); RELIGION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956330109     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2011.01937.x     Document Type: Article

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