Integrating spirituality into the care of older adults

ABSTRACTWe examine how to sensibly integrate spirituality into the care of older adult medical and psychiatric patients from a multi-cultural perspective. First, definitions of spirituality and spiritual integration are provided. Second, we examine the logic that justifies spiritual integration, including research that demonstrates an association between religious/spiritual (R/S) involvement and health in older adults and research that indicates widespread spiritual needs in later life and the consequences of addressing or ignoring them. Third, we describe how and when to integrate spirituality into the care of older adults, i.e. taking a spiritual history to identify spiritual needs and then mobilizing resources to meet those needs. Fourth, we examine the consequences of integrating spirituality on the well-being of patients and on the doctor-patient relationship. Finally, we describe boundaries in addressing R/S issues that clinicians should be cautious about violating. Resources will be provided to assist with all of the above.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

International psychogeriatrics - 31(2019), 1 vom: 09. Jan., Seite 31-38

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peteet, John R [VerfasserIn]
Zaben, Faten Al [VerfasserIn]
Koenig, Harold G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Integration
Journal Article
Mental healthcare
Multi-cultural
Older adults
Religion
Research
Spiritual history
Spiritual needs
Spirituality

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.12.2019

Date Revised 18.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1017/S1041610218000716

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286294451