Religiosity and quality of life: A dyadic perspective of individuals with dementia and their caregivers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 500-506

  Nagpal, Neha ^a   Heid, Allison R ^b   Zarit, Steven H ^a   Whitlatch, Carol J ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b POLISHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

care preferences; caregiving; dementia; religiosity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; CAREGIVER; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84924352684     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2014.952708     Document Type: Review

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