Religiosity and spirituality in military veteran cancer survivors: A qualitative perspective

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 619-635

  Trevino, Kelly M ^a   Archambault, Elizabeth ^b   Schuster, Jennifer L ^c   Hilgeman, Michelle M ^b   Moye, Jennifer ^c  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer survivor; qualitative; religiosity; spirituality; veteran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUDIO RECORDING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER; VETERAN; VIDEORECORDING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84857393485     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.615380     Document Type: Review

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