scholarly journals The Effect of COVID-19 Outbreak on Older Adults' Hopelessness, Loneliness and Spiritual Well-Being in Turkey

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Durmuş ◽  
Zeynep Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Path Analysis Testing the Development of Personality and Psychological Well-being Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35
Author(s):  
Pi-Ming Yeh ◽  
Gavin Waters
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Family Interaction ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

The purpose of this study was to test the development of personality and psychological well-being model. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive design. The 448 participants were recruited from older adults living in a Midwest community in the United States. After Institution of Research Board approval, the trained researchers explained this study to older adults who lived in the community. After agreeing to participate, they signed an informed consent form. The structured questionnaires were used to perform data collection. Path analysis was used to examine this model. SPSS 23 version was employed to examine the instruments’ reliabilities and descriptive data. In this model, family interaction and spiritual well-being had significant influences on personality, which had a significant influence on selecting coping strategies. Using different coping strategies influenced on the outcome variables (e.g., psychological well-being and suicidal ideation). The family interaction and spiritual well-being played a critical role on the outcome variables.

SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING: Among Older Adults

1999 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Isaia ◽  
Veronica Parker ◽  
Elizabeth Murrow
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Communication Strategies to Promote Spiritual Well-Being among People with Dementia

2005 ◽  
Vol 59 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen B. Ryan ◽  
Lori Schindel Martin ◽  
Amanda Beaman
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Religious Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Declining communication skills in dementia threaten a person's sense of self. Building on enduring capabilities, pastoral visitors can significantly enhance spiritual well-being through the use of individualized, person-centered strategies. This article outlines the primary spiritual needs of older adults with dementia and some general strategies to improve communication based on enduring abilities. Detailed examples illustrate how these personhood-centered strategies can meet spiritual needs by connecting with individuals with dementia through life stories and through helping them to participate in religious life.

scholarly journals Spiritual Well-Being Measurement of Older Adults in a Community-Dwelling: A Short-Form Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 286-298
Author(s):  
Junya Pattaraarchachai ◽  
◽  
Kanvee Viwatpanich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Measurement Tool ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Spiritual Assessment ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

This combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches was performed in Chiang Mai, Samut Prakan, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Nakhon Si Thammarat to develop the general measurement tool of spiritual well-being among older adults who are living in the community. The research was divided into two phases. The first phase was a pilot questionnaire with 41 questions for 106 older adults, and ten focus group discussions. The exploratory factor analysis extracted and reduced the questionnaire to 30 questions. The revised questionnaires were used in the second phase survey on 512 older adults. Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis affirmed the fit model of 12 questions on the four components of spiritual well-being (satisfaction, social participation, faith, and awareness), which explain the spiritual well-being condition of older adults, with a 73.8% extraction. Cronbach's coefficient of scale reliability (α) = 0.836, while the inter-item to total correlation was 0.328-0.682. Moreover, the reliability of each component was also high (0.759 < Cronbach α < 0.846). Therefore, the evaluation of spiritual health and well-being, as determined by the short-form (12 questions), is reliable and can apply as a screening tool for spiritual assessment, especially in the case of older adults in the Thai community.

Spiritual Well-Being in Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. E31-E38
Author(s):  
Christina L. Cummins Jones
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Age differences in trajectories of depressive, anxiety, and burnout symptoms in a population with a high likelihood of persistent occupational distress

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Celia F. Hybels ◽  
Dan G. Blazer ◽  
David E. Eagle ◽  
Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Objectives: Work in occupations with higher levels of occupational stress can bring mental health costs. Many older adults worldwide are continuing to work past traditional retirement age, raising the question whether older adults experience depression, anxiety, or burnout at the same or greater levels as younger workers, and whether there are differences by age in these levels over time. Design/setting/participants: Longitudinal survey of 1161 currently employed US clergy followed every 6–12 months for up to 66 months. Measurements: Depression was measured with the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8). Anxiety was measured using the anxiety component of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Burnout symptoms were assessed using the three components of the Maslach Burnout Inventory: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and sense of personal accomplishment (PA). Results: Older participants had lower scores of depression, anxiety, EE, and DP and higher levels of PA over time compared to younger adults. Levels of EE decreased for older working adults, while not significantly changing over time for those younger. DP symptoms decreased over time among those 55 years or older but increased among those 25–54 years. Conclusions: Older working adults may have higher levels of resilience and be able to balance personal life with their occupation as well as may engage in certain behaviors that increase social support and, for clergy, spiritual well-being that may decrease stress in a way that allows these older adults to appear to tolerate working longer without poorer mental health outcomes.

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