Religious well‐being in noninstitutionalized elderly women
| Autor: | RN Mary T. Johnson Bsn, RN CeCelia R. Zorn PhD |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Gerontology
Population Midwestern United States Religiosity Social support Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Spirituality Humans Women education Aged Aged 80 and over Analysis of Variance education.field_of_study business.industry Regression analysis Health Surveys Religion General Health Professions Well-being Regression Analysis Women's Health Female Descriptive research business Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Health Care for Women International. 18:209-219 |
| ISSN: | 1096-4665 0739-9332 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399339709516276 |
| Popis: | Spirituality is recognized as an important component of health care practice with elderly people. Yet, discussion of the role it plays in elderly women on a day-to-day basis is minimal, and it is frequently not addressed in quality-of-life studies in this population. The purposes of this study were to describe the level of religious well-being and selected characteristics of religiosity in a sample of 114 non-institutionalized, largely rural elderly women (Mdn age = 75), as well as to identify the relationship between selected factors and the level of religious well-being. Descriptive research revealed a high level of religious well-being among the participants and significant positive correlation between religious well-being and the variables of social support and hope (p.001). Through stepwise multiple regression, hope emerged as the single significant predictor of religious well-being (p.001), explaining 31% of the variance in the dependent variable. The majority of respondents reported regularly participating in religious activities, highly rated the value or influence of religious beliefs in their lives, and identified that religious beliefs become increasingly important with age. Conducting a comprehensive assessment and implementing focused interventions associated with religious well-being will strengthen the scope of health care practice for elderly women. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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