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Spiritual needs, well-being and perception of health among community dwelling older adults
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fadila, Doaa El Sayed Elhameed, Soad Hassan Abd |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Background: Spirituality is recognized as personally essential thing to older adults and it affects their health. Although the research on spiritual well-being and needs of elders with chronic diseases increases, there is limited research about community dwelling older adults in Egypt. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the spiritual needs, well-being, and perception of health among community dwelling older adults. Method: Descriptive (cross-sectional) research design was used. This study was carried out at four randomly selected districts affiliated to Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. A purposive sample of 250 community dwelling older adults were enrolled in the study. Data was collected using socio-demographic and health related data structured interview schedule, Spiritual Well-Being Scale to assess religious and existential well-being, and Spiritual Needs Questionnaire to measure religious needs, existential needs, need for inner peace, and need for active giving/ generativity. Results: The mean scores of needs for peace, giving / generativity need, religious need, and existential were 8.56±2.79, 14.89±5.39, 8.70±4.59, 9.53±3.85; respectively. The total mean score of overall spiritual well-being was 102.50 ± 8.05. Spiritual well-being had a moderately positive significant association with age, living alone, number of co morbidities, perceived health status, and spiritual needs. Conclusion and recommendations: The need for giving / generativity scored high followed by existential (reflection / meaning), while religious need and need for peace scored low. Spiritual well-being is predicted by need of giving / generativity, number of co morbidities, and perceived health status. Strategies to determine and improve spiritual well-being of the institutionalized and non-institutionalized older adults should be formed, tested, and put into nursing practice as well as training and education for nurses to discover and respond to spiritual needs. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jnhs/papers/vol8-issue4/Series-1/G0804017079.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
