Spiritual inclusiveness at end-of-life for Punjabi Indians: experience with Regional Residential Aged Care Facilities

This article draws on data generated from a wider study into experiences of the Punjabi Indians with palliative care services at regional residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in the Riverina region of New South Wales (NSW) Australia. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, group interview...

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Published in:Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Authors: Wardle, Sabine (Author) ; Bennett, Cary (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2021
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Year: 2021, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 155-171
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B India / Punjabi / Old people's home / Dying person / Palliative care / Spirituality
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
KBM Asia
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Residential Aged Care
B Punjabi Indians
B Palliative Care
B Regional
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Summary:This article draws on data generated from a wider study into experiences of the Punjabi Indians with palliative care services at regional residential aged care facilities (RACFs) in the Riverina region of New South Wales (NSW) Australia. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, group interviews with the Punjabi Indians and the care staff of RACFs reveal a perceived substandard quality of psychosocial care, one that overlooks religious and spiritual aspects for service users. The findings of this study highlight the importance of restoring the balance between biomedical and psychosocial-spiritual aspects of palliative care especially for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and faith groups, such as Punjabi Indians within the aged care sector.
ISSN:1552-8049
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2020.1843589