@inbook{32c70ec6ab6f4f14bc23538c3b1a0a5c,
title = "Spiritual factors in the experience of Alzheimer's disease and other Dementias",
abstract = "Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s disease and other dementias raise important questions of personhood and connection for those affected. Finding meaning in the face of dementia is one of the most challenging aspects of dementia; spiritual reminiscence is a way of connecting with those with dementia when their cognitive decline seems to preclude them from participating in a meaningful life. In this chapter a context for spirituality in later life is given through description of the spiritual tasks and process of ageing. This leads to presentation of work based on a mixed methods study of 113 people in residential aged care with a diagnosis of dementia who participated in either six or 24 weeks of weekly sessions of guided spiritual reminiscence (MacKinlay & Trevitt, 2012). Relationship was found to be almost synonymous with meaning for these people. Other important themes identified were vulnerability and transcendence, wisdom, hope, despair, and response to meaning.",
author = "Elizabeth MacKinlay and Corinne Trevitt",
note = "Includes bibliographical references.",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.4018/978-1-4666-8478-2",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781466684782",
series = "Advances in Psychology, Mental Health, and Behavioral Studies (APMHBS) ",
publisher = "IGI Global",
pages = "230--253",
editor = "Myron Orleans and Li, {Ruobing } and Dick-Muehlke, {Cordula }",
booktitle = "Psychosocial studies of the individual's changing perspectives in Alzheimer's disease",
address = "United States",
edition = "1st",
}