An exploratory study of religious involvement as a moderator between anxiety, depressive symptoms and quality of life outcomes of older adults

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 609-619

  Huang, Chiung Yu ^a   Hsu, Mei Chi ^a   Chen, Tai Jui ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depressive symptoms; Moderating effect; Nursing; Quality of life; Religious involvement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84857032775     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03412.x     Document Type: Article

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