Cette étude évalue un groupe d'hommes d'âge mûr confron tés avec la nécessité d'une hospitalisation. Des études antérieures avaient montré que lorsque les ressources spirituelles des person nes âgées diminuent, décroissent aussi les réactions à la morbidité, à la mortalité et à l'hospitalisation.
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