Religious Experiences of Older People Receiving Palliative Care at Home

Increasingly more older people are now being cared for in their own homes. Furthermore, it has become more common that people stay at home to receive end-of-life care. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), we analyzed the religious experiences of older people (aged 65+). We answered...

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Authors: Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria (Author) ; Vähäkangas, Auli (Author) ; Anttonen, Mirja Sisko (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B home care
B Religious experiences
B Older people
B Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
B Palliative Care
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