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Spiritual well-being, spiritual growth and spiritual care for the aged — a cross-faith and interdisciplinary effort
Author(s)	Amy L Ai
Journal title	Journal of Religious Gerontology, vol 11, no 2, 2000
Pages	pp 3-28
Source	Haworth Document Delivery Center, The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA.
Keywords	Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Well being ; Religion ; Multi disciplinary ; United States of America.
Annotation	The significance is highlighted of spiritual well-being (SWB) and spiritual growth for the care and the study of aged populations. A working definition of SWB is elaborated, based on the history of efforts to define SWB and on the recognition of some socio-demographic changes. The relationships between adverse conditions, spiritual growth, and SWB are discussed. Finally, the author advocates professional care for the spiritual needs of older people as they try to cope with negative life events. Related psychological theories are introduced to assist health professionals in caring for the SWB of aged persons. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011023204 A
Classmark	EX: D:F:5HH: TR: 3DM: 7T
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