Dementia and the problem of loneliness: how faith communities can help
Considerable recent research has focused on loneliness and its effects on mental and physical health at all ages. This paper addresses loneliness among people living with dementia and those who love and care for them. By adopting a new culture of congregational care and becoming “dementia friendly”,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2024
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Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 372–381 |
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dementia-friendly faith communities
B Loneliness B Dementia |
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| Summary: | Considerable recent research has focused on loneliness and its effects on mental and physical health at all ages. This paper addresses loneliness among people living with dementia and those who love and care for them. By adopting a new culture of congregational care and becoming “dementia friendly”, faith communities can help to overcome the dementia stigma that often results in loss of relationships and increases in loneliness. Examples of obstacles to such care are offered along with descriptions of model programs in dementia-friendly faith communities. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-8049 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2024.2373765 |