Identifying and Addressing the Spiritual Needs of Older Adults in Care Facilities: Administrators of Chinese Nursing Homes Relate Their Perspectives.

IF 2.2 3区医学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY

Journal of Applied Gerontology Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-31 DOI:10.1177/07334648241242311

David R Hodge, Lin Jiang, Fei Sun, Robin P Bonifas

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Abstract

Addressing the spiritual needs of older adults is a central component of holistic service provision. Using a qualitative description design, this study identified: (1) common spiritual needs among Chinese nursing home residents, including the needs of residents with dementia, (2) the process staff use to identify these needs when residents are unable to verbalize them, and (3) the strategies staff implement to meet the identified needs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 nursing home administrators. Analysis produced five themes, including the need for older adults to express their faith, receive love and care, have contact with their children, interact with others, and participate in activities. For residents with dementia who are unable to verbalize their concerns, staff used two primary strategies to identify spiritual needs: careful observation and communication with family members. To address the identified spiritual needs, multiple strategies were offered including arranging clergy visits and personalizing care.

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识别和解决养老机构中老年人的精神需求：中国养老院管理者的观点。

满足老年人的精神需求是提供全面服务的核心内容。本研究采用定性描述设计，确定了以下内容：(1)华人疗养院住客常见的精神需求，包括痴呆症住客的需求；(2)当住客无法用语言表达时，员工识别这些需求的过程；(3)员工为满足识别出的需求而实施的策略。我们对 21 名养老院管理人员进行了半结构化访谈。分析得出了五个主题，包括老年人表达信仰的需要、接受关爱的需要、与子女接触的需要、与他人交流的需要以及参加活动的需要。对于无法用语言表达自己担忧的痴呆症院友，工作人员采用了两种主要策略来识别他们的精神需求：仔细观察和与家人沟通。为了满足已确定的精神需求，工作人员提供了多种策略，包括安排神职人员探访和个性化护理。

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Journal of Applied Gerontology GERONTOLOGY-

CiteScore

5.10

自引率

13.30%

发文量

202

期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Gerontology (JAG) is the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. It features articles that focus on research applications intended to improve the quality of life of older persons or to enhance our understanding of age-related issues that will eventually lead to such outcomes. We construe application broadly and encourage contributions across a range of applications toward those foci, including interventions, methodology, policy, and theory. Manuscripts from all disciplines represented in gerontology are welcome. Because the circulation and intended audience of JAG is global, contributions from international authors are encouraged.