Spirituality among nursing home residents: a phenomenology of the experience of spirituality in late life
Spirituality can be a valuable resource for older adults, in particular to frail and vulnerable older people such as nursing home residents. The present study aimed to describe the essence of the experience of spirituality through the perspective of the nursing home residents themselves. A purposive...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Año: 2020, Volumen: 32, Número: 1, Páginas: 88-103 |
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Persona de edad avanzada
/ Morados de asilo de ancianos
/ Espiritualidad
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Clasificaciones IxTheo: | AD Sociología de la religión AG Vida religiosa ZA Ciencias sociales |
Otras palabras clave: | B
Spirituality
B Religión B nursing home B Meaning B Old Age |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |
Sumario: | Spirituality can be a valuable resource for older adults, in particular to frail and vulnerable older people such as nursing home residents. The present study aimed to describe the essence of the experience of spirituality through the perspective of the nursing home residents themselves. A purposive sample of 16 nursing home residents were interviewed following a transcendental phenomenological method. Analyses of the verbalized interviews identified seven superordinate themes including feelings of support and trust', searching for meaning and finding answers', and a perspective beyond death'. |
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ISSN: | 1552-8049 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2019.1631939 |