The Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life Among Elderly People

Jadidi, Ali; Marhemat, Farahaninia; Janmohammadi, S; Haghani, Hamid

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“…Once recognised as an exclusive domain of theology and philosophy (Harrington, ), spirituality gained increasing recognition in the field of medicine, nursing, and psychology in the late 19 th century and remained the focus of some health related literature (Ali, Marhemat, Sara, & Hamid, ). Spirituality is a subjective phenomenon and its dimensions can vary among individuals.…”

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What is known about the spirituality in older adults living in residential care facilities? An Integrative review

Gautam

Neville

Montayre

2019

Int J Older People Nursing

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Aim To synthesize evidence regarding the spiritual needs and care of older adults living in residential care facilities from the perspectives of older adults and nurses or caregivers. Design Integrative review of literature. Data sources Literature search was conducted using CINAHL Plus with Full Text via EBSCO, Scopus, PubMed, PsychInfo, Web of Science, and ProQuest Social Science Databases from March to December 2017. Review methods This integrative review utilised the Whittemore and Knafl framework and PRISMA in the selection of eligible articles. Quality of the articles was evaluated using the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool. Results Seven articles were reviewed and analysed. There is limited evidence \and no agreed definition of spiritual needs and care of older adults living in residential care facilities. Spiritual needs of older adults in residential care facilities is a psycho‐social, religious and existential construct. Spiritual care in residential care facilities is linked to information gathering, religious guidance, maintaining family connections, providing companionship, discussing end of life issues, and providing counseling. Older adults highly value the role of nurses and caregivers in fulfilling their spiritual needs and providing spiritual care. However, nurses and caregivers perceived arranging a referral to a religious advisor as the main aspect of spiritual care. Therefore, nurses’, caregivers’, and older adults’ views on spiritual care differed to some extent. Conclusion The practical aspects of spiritual needs assessment and spiritual care provision requires further investigation, which is essential to improve the effectiveness of service delivery in residential care facilities.

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What is known about the spirituality in older adults living in residential care facilities? An Integrative review

Gautam

Neville

Montayre

2019

Int J Older People Nursing

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“…Doenges and Moorhouse suggested that when one possesses spiritual well-being, he or she can add meaning, purpose, and value to life as well as derive peace, harmony, and contentment [4]. Conversely, low spiritual well-being has been associated with a low quality of life [5] and depression [6] in elderly people.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Spiritual Index of Well-Being in elderly Taiwanese

Yang

Koo

2017

BMC Geriatr

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BackgroundSpiritual well-being has become an increasingly important issue for the elderly people. The 12-item Spirituality Index of Well-Being (SIWB) is a well-validated instrument for assessing a patient’s current spiritual state. However, the psychometric properties of the SIWB in the Chinese elderly populations are not known. Therefore, this study translated the SIWB into Chinese and evaluated its psychometric properties.MethodsThe English version of the SIWB was first translated into Chinese based on the Brislin’s translation model. The psychometric properties of the translated version of the SIWB (SIWB-C) was evaluated in 416 elderly Taiwanese recruited using a purposive sampling procedure from a medical center, a long-term care institution, and a community health center. Convergent validity was accessed using Pearson’s correlation coefficients of the SIWB-C, the EQ-5D-3 L health-related quality of life scale, and the Geriatric Depression Scale-5 (GDS-5). Exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation was performed to determine the construct validity. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted for verification of the quality of the factor structures and demonstrating the convergent validity of the SIWB-C. An internal consistency test based on the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and a stability test based on the Guttman split-half coefficient were also performed. Test-retest reliability was evaluated with intraclass correlation coefficient.ResultsExploratory factor analysis confirmed the original two-dimensional structure of the scale. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a well-fitting model and a fine convergent validity of the SIWB-C. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the Guttman split-half coefficient for the SIWB-C were 0.94 and 0.84, respectively. The correlations between the SIWB-C with EQ-5D-3 L and GDS-5 were 0.22 (p < 0.01) and 0.45 (p < 0.05), respectively. The intraclass correlation coefficient of the SIWB-C over a test-retest interval of two weeks was 0.989.ConclusionsThe SIWB-C was found to be a potential useful measure of subjective spiritual well-being in elderly Taiwanese. Its application in assessing the spiritual well-being in Mandarin-speaking elderly population warrants further investigation.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12877-016-0392-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Therefore, it is not surprising that there is a strong relationship between spiritual health and quality of life in patients with chronic diseases and elderly people [1][2][3]. The delivery of spiritual care is likely to be of more importance in this country than elsewhere.…”

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“…They have a broad range of physical, psychological, social, emotional, intellectual, developmental, cultural and spiritual needs [4]. Research has shown that spirituality plays a substantial role in health, well-being and quality of life [1,5,6]. …”

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Nurses' Spiritual Well-Being and Patients' Spiritual Care in Iran

Jahandideh¹

2018

COJNH

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Spirituality is known to play a significant role in patients' well-being and quality of life. Responding to patients' spiritual needs is considered to be an essential element of high quality medical care. Consequently, it seems logical that there is a professional requirement for nurses to achieve competence in the delivery of spiritual care. This study aims to examine the impact of nurses' spiritual well-being on patients' spiritual care. A total of 210 nurses working in critical care units completed Basic Psychological Needs questionnaire and Spiritual Care Competence Scale. 5.8% of nurses provided spiritual care at a poor level; 53.4% at an optimal level; and 39.8% at a highly desirable level. There were negative significant relations between the average scores of spiritual well-being with: age (p<0.04); and clinical experience (p<0.02). There were positive significant relations between the receipt of training by nurses in the principles of spirituality with: the level of spiritual well-being (p<0.003); and the level of spiritual care (p<0.02). Overall, a significant relationship was observed between spiritual well-being and spiritual care (p<0.001). The study has demonstrated that there was a positive relationship between nurses' spiritual well-being and the provision of spiritual care. Implementation of strategies that might develop spiritual well-being in nurses would be of great benefit in catering for the spiritual needs of patients.

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The Relationship Between Spiritual Well-Being and Quality of Life Among Elderly People

Cited by 47 publications

References 27 publications

What is known about the spirituality in older adults living in residential care facilities? An Integrative review

What is known about the spirituality in older adults living in residential care facilities? An Integrative review

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Spiritual Index of Well-Being in elderly Taiwanese

Nurses' Spiritual Well-Being and Patients' Spiritual Care in Iran

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