Reporting spiritual needs of older adults living in Bavarian residential and nursing homes

We intended to study unaddressed psychosocial and spiritual needs among older people (of at least 65 years of age) living in nine residential/nursing homes in Bavaria in Southern Germany. We conducted an anonymous cross-sectional study with standardised questionnaires (i.e., Spiritual Needs Question...

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VerfasserInnen: Man-Ging, Carlos Ignacio (VerfasserIn) ; Öven Uslucan, Jülyet (VerfasserIn) ; Fegg, Martin (VerfasserIn) ; Frick, Eckhard (VerfasserIn) ; Büssing, Arndt (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis 2015
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Jahr: 2015, Band: 18, Heft: 10, Seiten: 809-821
weitere Schlagwörter:B mood states
B spiritual needs
B retirement home
B Older Adults
B meaning in life
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Zusammenfassung:We intended to study unaddressed psychosocial and spiritual needs among older people (of at least 65 years of age) living in nine residential/nursing homes in Bavaria in Southern Germany. We conducted an anonymous cross-sectional study with standardised questionnaires (i.e., Spiritual Needs Questionnaire, Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale, Schedule for Meaning in Life Evaluation, etc.). Religious needs were predicted best by residents’ religious trust. Existential needs and inner peace needs correlated moderately with grief, and were predicted best by family/social support needs. All members of an interdisciplinary team should be trained in the specific competence of recognising older people's unmet spiritual needs. When these needs are recognised, caregivers and relatives have the chance to react.
ISSN:1469-9737
Enthält:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2015.1100159