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Nurturing spiritual well-being among older people in Australia
— drawing on Indigenous and non-Indigenous way of knowing | | Author(s) | Pettina Love, Melissa Moore, Jeni Warburton |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 36, no 3, September 2017 |
| Publisher | Wiley, September 2017 |
| Pages | pp 179-185 |
| Source | http://www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Ethnic groups [elderly] ; Black people ; White people ; Social policy ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The meaning of spiritual wellbeing as a health dimension is often contested and neglected in policy and practice. This paper looked at spiritual wellbeing from the perspective of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations across Australia. The study drew on Indigenous and non-Indigenous methodologies to explore the existing knowledge around spiritual wellbeing and its relationship with health. The Indigenous perspective proposed that spiritual wellbeing is founded in The Dreaming, which informs everyday relationships and can impact on health. The non-Indigenous perspective suggested that spiritual wellbeing is shaped by culture and religion, is of increased importance as one ages, and can improve coping and resilience stressors. Situating these perspectives side by side allows us to learn from both, and understand the importance of spirituality in people's lives. Further research is required to better address the spiritual wellbeing/health connection in policy and practice. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-171027209 A |
| Classmark | EX: CC: D:F:5HH: F:TK: TKE: TKA: TM2: 7YA |
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