Authors
Sital Gautam, Stephen Neville, Jed Montayre
Publication date
2019/6
Source
International Journal of Older People Nursing
Volume
14
Issue
2
Pages
e12228
Description
Aim
To synthesize evidence regarding the spiritual needs and care of older adults living in residential care facilities from the perspectives of older adults and nurses or caregivers.
Design
Integrative review of literature.
Data sources
Literature search was conducted using CINAHL Plus with Full Text via EBSCO, Scopus, PubMed, PsychInfo, Web of Science, and ProQuest Social Science Databases from March to December 2017.
Review methods
This integrative review utilised the Whittemore and Knafl framework and PRISMA in the selection of eligible articles. Quality of the articles was evaluated using the Mixed Method Appraisal Tool.
Results
Seven articles were reviewed and analysed. There is limited evidence \and no agreed definition of spiritual needs and care of older adults living in residential care facilities. Spiritual needs of older adults in residential care facilities is a psycho‐social, religious and …
Scholar articles
S Gautam, S Neville, J Montayre - International Journal of Older People Nursing, 2019