TY - JOUR
T1 - Resident and family spirituality in New Zealand residential aged care
T2 - an exploration
AU - Frey, Rosemary
AU - Balmer, Deborah
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the constituents of spirituality for six residential aged care residents and six bereaved family members. Transcripts were analysed thematically and mapped to Lartey’s integrated dimensions of spirituality. Findings suggest that spirituality is best described through the lens of connection, whether with the transcendent (religious belief), in oneself (identity), with another (family support), with a group (religion), or with space (RAC descriptor). The findings of this study highlight the importance of creating a balance between biomedical and spiritual aspects of care in RAC especially for culturally diverse residents and families.
AB - Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the constituents of spirituality for six residential aged care residents and six bereaved family members. Transcripts were analysed thematically and mapped to Lartey’s integrated dimensions of spirituality. Findings suggest that spirituality is best described through the lens of connection, whether with the transcendent (religious belief), in oneself (identity), with another (family support), with a group (religion), or with space (RAC descriptor). The findings of this study highlight the importance of creating a balance between biomedical and spiritual aspects of care in RAC especially for culturally diverse residents and families.
KW - Ageing
KW - connections
KW - family
KW - residential aged care
KW - spirituality
U2 - 10.1080/15528030.2021.1902455
DO - 10.1080/15528030.2021.1902455
M3 - Article
SN - 1050-2289
VL - 34
SP - 121
EP - 142
JO - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: the interdisciplinary journal of practice, theory and applied research
JF - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: the interdisciplinary journal of practice, theory and applied research
IS - 2
ER -