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    Gerontologist. 1998 Aug;38(4):463-70.

    The role of religion/spirituality in coping with caregiving for disabled elders.

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    Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA Hospital, Bedford, MA 01730, USA. bhchang@bu.edu

    Abstract

    This study examined how religious/spiritual coping was related to specific conditions of caregiving and psychological distress among 127 informal caregivers to community-residing disabled elders. 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 or spiritual beliefs to cope with caregiving had a better relationship with care recipients, which was associated with lower levels of depression and role submersion.

    PMID:
    9726133
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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