“Keep the faith”: Spirituality as a contributor to resiliency in five elderly people

Terin T. Sytsma; Leah A. Schmelkin; Sarah M. Jenkins; Laura A. Lovejoy; Maria I. Lapid; Katherine M. Piderman

doi:10.1080/15528030.2018.1441095

“Keep the faith”: Spirituality as a contributor to resiliency in five elderly people

Terin T. Sytsma, Leah A. Schmelkin, Sarah M. Jenkins, Laura A. Lovejoy, Maria I. Lapid, Katherine M. Piderman

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Spirituality is an important component of spiritual well-being (SWB) and quality of life in the elderly. The Hear My Voice study explores the impact of spiritual life review and spiritual legacy document (SLD) formation on people with advanced diseases, including the elderly. Interview transcripts and SLDs of five participants ≥80 years were reviewed. Cases were summarized with an emphasis on spirituality and resiliency. Follow-up survey results were analyzed. Common themes included spirituality providing comfort, strength, community, and inspiration. Trends toward improved SWB and faith were detected after life review and SLD formation. Satisfaction surveys indicated greater sense of meaning post-intervention.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	314-324
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2018.1441095
State	Published - Oct 2 2018

Keywords

Chaplain
Elderly
Life-review
Religion
spirituality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Religious studies
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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