“It’s a Consolation”: The Role of Christian Religion for People With Dementia Who Are Living in Care Homes

Higgins, Patricia

doi:10.1080/15528030.2014.880773

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“…Persons with other religions or life views of course also need spiritual care adopted to their needs. Nursing home residents with moderate dementia expressed that religion is consolation for them (109). Persons with advanced dementia need consoling care (69,110).…”

Section: Spiritual and Consoling Care At The End Of Lifementioning

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Sense of Self among Persons with Advanced Dementia

Norberg

2019

Alzheimer’s Disease

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As humans, we have a sense of self, and at best, we are proud of our abilities and feel respected by other persons. Persons with dementia have been regarded losing their self. Quantitative research has shown that this is true, while qualitative research has shown that parts of self are severely affected while other parts remain even among persons with advanced dementia. These persons sometimes keep feeling "still the same" as before getting dementia. Their memory deficits help as does support from other persons. The theory of three aspects of self by the psychologists Rom Harré and Steven Sabat are presented, that is, the feeling that we are, who we are, and who we are together with other persons. Based on empirical research, suggestions will be given about how by promoting experiences of at-homeness, dignity, and being oneself related to others we can help persons with advanced dementia experience themselves as valuable persons.

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Section: Spiritual and Consoling Care At The End Of Lifementioning

confidence: 99%

Sense of Self among Persons with Advanced Dementia

Norberg

2019

Alzheimer’s Disease

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“…(Higgins 2014;Keenan 2017aKeenan , 2017bNMBI 2014). For example, within Ireland, the nurse has a legal obligation to support the spiritual needs of care recipients' (NMBI 2014).…”

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“…Higgins (2014), in a qualitative study among residents of a UK care home living with advanced dementia, found that religion played an important role in maintaining an individual's identity.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Nurses’ Understanding of Spirituality and the Spirituality of Older People with Dementia in the Continuing Care Setting

Keenan

Kirwan

2018

Religions

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This research paper was presented at the Third International Spirituality in Healthcare Conference 2017-'Creating Space for Spirituality in Healthcare' at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin. 22 June 2017. The number of older people living with dementia in Ireland is rising. Dementia is prevalent among those residing in the continuing care setting. Nurses have a professional obligation to provide person centred, holistic care, to which spiritual care is a core element, yet often do not. As there are no guidelines in Ireland for spiritual care provision it is open to personal interpretation and application. This study was the first in Ireland to explore how spiritual care is understood by nurses in the context of older people living with dementia in a public, rural, continuing care setting. A qualitative descriptive design was utilized. Following purposive sampling, eight semi structured interviews were conducted in a rural Irish community hospital among registered nurses caring for older people living with dementia. A conceptual framework developed from the findings of a literature review, as well as this research study's aim and objectives framed the interview schedule and data analysis. Data analysis utilized Newell and Burnard (2011) Thematic Content Analysis. Ethical approval was granted by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Six key themes emerged from the study-1. Understandings of Spirituality, 2. Assessing spiritual need, 3. Providing spiritual care, 4. The impact of spirituality on quality of life, 5. Barriers to spiritual care and how these are addressed, and finally 6. The needs of staff. This paper presents and discusses the findings of the first theme 'Understandings of Spirituality' and its two sub-themes, 1. 'The nurse's own understanding of spirituality' and 2. 'The nurses' understanding of spirituality and older people living with dementia.' It is evident from the findings that there exists a variety of responses with regards to the nurses' own understanding of the concept spirituality and spirituality for older people living with dementia. Participants placed emphasis on person-centred approaches to understanding and providing for the needs of care recipients' in this area of care. Most participants acknowledged the positive impact of spiritual care on quality of life for older people living with dementia. Indications for practice suggest the need to develop suitable evidence based professional, person-centred frameworks, guidelines and educational standards for nurses which better equip them to understand spirituality and how this area of need can be properly assessed in partnership with the recipient of nursing practice in the continuing care setting to ensure comprehensive holistic, person-centred practice.

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“…While it is difficult to define and measure spirituality, researchers have found that a sense of transcendence, of being part of something beyond the self , and finding meaning in life contribute to older people's sense of well‐being. In the West, those with a Christian faith make an easier adjustment to dementia . In addition, a systematic review has indicated that being religious, in any way, slows down cognitive decline and provides coping strategies .…”

Section: Religion and Spiritualitymentioning

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Mindfulness: A positive spirituality for ageing?

Stevens

2016

Australas J Ageing

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Research indicates that the religious faith of people in aged care contributes to their well-being. A more general spirituality, involving no established religion, is also likely to be of benefit, but will require new forms of expression that appeal to the next generation, many of whom reject established religions. The practice of mindfulness also has research support as a contributor to well-being and may be a suitable and easily accepted form of spirituality for non-religious people.

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“It’s a Consolation”: The Role of Christian Religion for People With Dementia Who Are Living in Care Homes

Cited by 10 publications

References 21 publications

Sense of Self among Persons with Advanced Dementia

Sense of Self among Persons with Advanced Dementia

Nurses’ Understanding of Spirituality and the Spirituality of Older People with Dementia in the Continuing Care Setting

Mindfulness: A positive spirituality for ageing?

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