Moderating effect of Islamic religiosity on the relationship between chronic medical conditions and psychological well-being among elderly Malays

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-53

  Abolfathi Momtaz, Yadollah ^a   Hamid, Tengku Aizan ^a   Ibrahim, Rahimah ^a   Yahaya, Nurizan ^a   Abdullah, Siti Suhailah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aged; Malaysia; Muslims; Physical health status; Quality of life; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING DISORDER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOSLEM; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RELIGION; SKIN DISEASE; STROKE; TUBERCULOSIS; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ISLAM; MALAYSIA; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84858389836     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2011.00381.x     Document Type: Article

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