TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the ageing process
T2 - a developmental perspective of the psychosocial and spiritual dimensions
AU - MacKinlay, Elizabeth
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: the interdisiplinary journal of practice, theory and applied research. ISSNs: 1050-2289;
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - This chapter describes a perspective of psychosocial and spiritual development in the later years of life. It outlines a study of nurses conducted in six nursing homes using pre and post workshop tests to identify changes in nurses' assignment of a list of behaviours as psychosocial or spiritual. Use of SPSS found significant changes between the pre and post tests. Pre workshop tests only identified items as spiritual if they included the word God, or Bible. Results from this study highlight the potential role for nurses in aged care to provide spiritual care as part of holistic care. It also highlights the fact that many nurses feel ill prepared for this role.
AB - This chapter describes a perspective of psychosocial and spiritual development in the later years of life. It outlines a study of nurses conducted in six nursing homes using pre and post workshop tests to identify changes in nurses' assignment of a list of behaviours as psychosocial or spiritual. Use of SPSS found significant changes between the pre and post tests. Pre workshop tests only identified items as spiritual if they included the word God, or Bible. Results from this study highlight the potential role for nurses in aged care to provide spiritual care as part of holistic care. It also highlights the fact that many nurses feel ill prepared for this role.
U2 - 10.1300/J078v12n03_09
DO - 10.1300/J078v12n03_09
M3 - Article
SN - 1552-8030
VL - 12
SP - 111
EP - 122
JO - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
JF - Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging
IS - 3/4
ER -