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The role of religion/spirituality in coping with caregiving for disabled elders
Author(s)Bei-Hung Chang, Anne E Noonan, Sharon L Tennstedt
Journal titleThe Gerontologist, vol 38, no 4, August 1998
Pagespp 463-470
KeywordsSpiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Religion ; Family care ; Stress ; United States of America.
AnnotationThis study examined how religious/spiritual coping was related to specific conditions of caregiving and psychological distress among 127 informal caregivers to community-dwelling older disabled people in Massachusetts. Support was found for the hypothesis that religious/spiritual coping influences caregiver distress indirectly through the quality of the relationship between caregiver and care recipient. Caregivers who used religious of spiritual beliefs to cope with caregiving had a better relationship with care recipients, which was associated with lower levels of depression and role submersion. (AKM).
Accession NumberCPA-981001406 A
ClassmarkEX: TR: P6:SJ: QNH: 7T

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