Older adults' spiritual needs in health care settings: A qualitative meta-synthesis

Research on Aging

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-155

  Hodge, David R ^a   Horvath, Violet E ^b   Larkin, Heather ^c   Curl, Angela L ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta synthesis; Older adults; Spiritual assessment; Spiritual needs; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859062113     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027511411308     Document Type: Article

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