Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 3 , Pages 515-526 , March 2010

A Comparison of Two Spirituality Instruments and Their Relationship With Depression and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure

  • David B. Bekelman, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
    • Division of Psychosocial Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: David Bekelman, MD, MPH, Denver VA Medical Center, Research (151), 1055 Clermont Street, Denver, CO 80220, USA.
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  • Carla Parry, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
    • ,
  • Farr A. Curlin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of General Internal Medicine, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • ,
  • Traci E. Yamashita, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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  • Diane L. Fairclough, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
    • Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA
    • ,
  • Frederick S. Wamboldt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
    • Division of Psychosocial Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA

,Accepted 29 August 2009.

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 This study was funded by the Johns Hopkins Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health; and the University of Colorado Denver Hartford/Jahnigen Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine. The views in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.08.005

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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