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Blessed assurance — the role of religion and spirituality in Alzheimer's disease caregiving and other significant life events
Author(s)	Jon C Stuckey
Journal title	Journal of Aging Studies, vol 15, no 1, March 2001
Pages	pp 69-84
Keywords	Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Spouses as carers ; Dementia ; Roman Catholicism ; Protestant Church ; United States of America.
Annotation	Scientific literature has been giving increasing attention to the relationship between religion, spirituality and overall well-being. Moreover, research has repeatedly identified religion and spirituality as significant coping resources throughout the life course. For this study, a group of 20 Catholic and Protestant older Americans were interviewed; half were caregivers of a spouse with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and half were non-caregivers. Informants were asked about their views on religion, spirituality, and how they integrated their faith into their lives. Qualitative analysis identified several themes reinforcing previous work. All the informants had integrated religious and spiritual beliefs and practices into their lives to help make sense of stressful situations. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010511205 A
Classmark	TR: EX: P6:SN: EA: TSA: TSD: 7T
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