In Search of Serenity: Religious Struggle Among Patients Hospitalized for Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 562-578

  Magyar Russell, Gina ^a,b   Brown, Iain Tucker ^a,c   Edara, Inna R ^a   Smith, Michael T ^b   Marine, Joseph E ^b   Ziegelstein, Roy C ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Northern New Mexico College   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Cardiac patients; Religion; Religious struggle; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLICATION; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84894882956     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9713-2     Document Type: Article

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