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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Published in:Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Authors: Thauvoye, Evalyne (Author) ; Vandenhoeck, Anne 1964- (Author) ; Dezutter, Jessie (Author) ; Vanhooren, Siebrecht (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2020]
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Adult / Resident of senior citizen's home / Spirituality
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
ZA Social sciences
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Religion
B nursing home
B Meaning
B Old Age
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Summary: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'.
ISSN:1552-8049
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2019.1631939