Religion and Spirituality in Surrogate Decision Making for Hospitalized Older Adults

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 46 surrogate decision makers for hospitalized older adults to characterize the role of spirituality and religion in decision making. Three themes emerged: (1) religion as a guide to decision making, (2) control, and (3) faith, death and dying. For religio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Religion and Health. - Springer. - 55(2016), 3, Seite 765-777
1. Verfasser: Geros-Willfond, Kristin N. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ivy, Steven S., Montz, Kianna, Bohan, Sara E., Torke, Alexia M.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Religion and Health
Schlagworte:Religion Social sciences Biological sciences Economics Health sciences Behavioral sciences