Religiousness and Social Integration in Assisted Living

Park, Nan Sook; Jennings, Lisa K.; Shin, Hae Jung; Martin, Shadi Sahami; Roff, Lucinda Lee

doi:10.1080/15528030.2010.499740

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“…Religion may also offer opportunities for intimacy, as practicing a religion often involves associating with a community of people. Religious communities may provide a sense of belonging, connectedness, social support, and spiritual support (Emery & Pargament, 2004;Park, Jennings, Shin, Martin, & Roff, 2010). Finally, religion may lead to life transformation;…”

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Religious coping measurement in the context of long-term care.

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This dissertation explores the reliability and validity of religious coping measures in long-term care settings. The paper begins with a discussion of general coping and religious coping theory, coping measurement, and a review of religious coping in elderly long-term care residents. Next, a modified model of coping and resilience in older adults is introduced. The latter part of the paper describes a study that examines the reliability and validity of two specific religious coping measures in nursing home, assisted living, and personal care residents. The study utilizes a cross-sectional design by interviewing a convenience sample of nursing home, assisted living, and personal care residents. The findings suggest at least one of the specific religious coping measures assesses a unique construct that is distinct from other religious measures, and both religious coping measures were used to effectively measure clinically relevant constructs in long-term care settings. In sum, this dissertation asserts that the construct of religious coping should be explored in more depth because of the implications for understanding more about resilience processes in the context of mental health and aging.

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Religious coping measurement in the context of long-term care.

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Turning It Over to God: African American Assisted Living Residents’ End-of-Life Preferences and Advance Care Planning

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The Journals of Gerontology: Series B

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Objectives Assisted living (AL), a popular long-term care setting for older Americans, increasingly is a site for end-of-life care. Although most residents prefer AL to be their final home, relatively little is known about end-of-life preferences and advance care planning, especially among African American residents. Our research addresses this knowledge gap. Methods Informed by grounded theory, we present analysis of qualitative data collected over two years in a 100-bed AL community catering to African American residents. Data consisted of fieldnotes from participant observation conducted during 310 site visits and 818 observation hours, in-depth interviews with 25 residents, and review of their AL records. Results Residents varied in their end-of-life preferences and advance care planning, but united in the belief that God was in control. We identified, “Turning it over to God,” as an explanatory framework for understanding how this group negotiated end-of-life preferences and advance care planning. Individual-level resident factors (e.g., age, pain, function) and factors reflecting broader cultural and societal influences, including health literacy and care experiences, were influential. Discussion Contradictions arose from turning it over to God, including those between care preferences, planning, and anticipated or actual end-of-life outcomes.

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Religiousness and Social Integration in Assisted Living

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Religious coping measurement in the context of long-term care.

Religious coping measurement in the context of long-term care.

Turning It Over to God: African American Assisted Living Residents’ End-of-Life Preferences and Advance Care Planning

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