Multidimensional Assessment of Spirituality/Religion in Patients with HIV: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Refinement

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1239-1260

  Szaflarski, Magdalena ^a   Kudel, Ian ^a,b   Cotton, Sian ^a   Leonard, Anthony C ^a   Tsevat, Joel ^a,b   Ritchey, P Neal ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA Healthcare System of Ohio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness Spirituality; HIV; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CONCEPT FORMATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869872744     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9433-9     Document Type: Article

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