Religiosity and spirituality as resilience strategies among long-living older adults in their daily lives.
| Autor: | Reis LAD; Universidade Federal da Bahia, School of Nursing, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil., Menezes TMO; Universidade Federal da Bahia, School of Nursing, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | English; Portuguese |
| Zdroj: | Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2017 Jul-Aug; Vol. 70 (4), pp. 761-766. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0630 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: to investigate religiosity and spirituality as a resilience strategy for the long-living older adults in their daily lives. Method: Qualitative research of phenomenological approach based on Martin Heidegger thoughts. Interviews were conducted with 14 older adults registered at a family health unit in the city of Jequié, BA, Brazil. The data were analyzed in the light of Being and Time. Results: The results revealed that God occupies a central position in their lives, and the reading of the bible, praying the rosary and prayers are resilience strategies used for coping with unfavorable situations, recovery and/or maintenance of health, personal and family protection, and, above all, the experience of a satisfactory aging. Final Considerations: Religiosity and spirituality were presented as an important resilience strategy in the existence of older adults, showing that through them it is possible to achieve well-being and cope with health and social problems. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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