Open AccessBENEFITS OF SPIRITUALITY FOR THE ELDERLY: LITERATURE REVIEW
Author(s) -
Maria Theresia Arie Lilyana,
Made Indra Ayu Astarini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nurse and holistic care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2797-7188
pISSN - 2797-6971
DOI - 10.33086/nhc.v1i3.2527
Subject(s) - spirituality , psychosocial , coping (psychology) , psychology , gerontology , inclusion (mineral) , physical health , life review , medicine , mental health , clinical psychology , alternative medicine , psychotherapist , social psychology , pathology
Background: Aging is the final phase in the human life cycle; elderly people are at risk to face the problem as an impact loss of their roles.Objective: This study aimed to know that spirituality has an impact on providing the ability to face and accept the changes that occur with age.Methods: This literature review aimed to find out the benefits of spirituality for healthy elderly lives. Data Sources: This study searched articles published between 2010 to 2020, full-text and free articles. The search keywords consisted of “function” and “spirituality” and “elderly”. Review Methods: This literature review was conducted using analysis of the selected articles based on the inclusion criteria such full-text articles that were discussed about the benefits of spirituality for the elderly, published in the last 10 years.Result: Spirituality has an impact on influencing the incidence of depression; the main source of support for physical and psychosocial health, increasing self-awareness that they are no longer young and death will surely come for them; source of life force; coping strategies that help overcome difficult times in the elderly’s life.Conclusion: Spirituality has a positive impact on the elderly in terms of physical and mental well-being.