Spirituality and caring in old age and the significance of religion - a hermeneutical study from Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 275-284

  Rykkje, Linda L R ^a,b   Eriksson, Katie ^a,c   Raholm, Maj Britt ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dignity; Hermeneutics; Old age; Religious support; Religiousness; Spiritual care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877824715     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01028.x     Document Type: Article

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