Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life [[electronic resource] /] / Elizabeth MacKinlay
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| Autore: |
MacKinlay Elizabeth <1940->
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| Titolo: |
Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life [[electronic resource] /] / Elizabeth MacKinlay
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 259/.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Older people - Care |
| Older people - Pastoral counseling of | |
| Older people - Religious life | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-264) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The spiritual dimension of ageing and people in need of care -- The studies of frail older people and staff in aged care -- Assessment of spirituality and spiritual needs : a developmental approach -- Meaning in life and frailty in the later years -- Wisdom, final meaning, the spiritual journey and frail older people -- Spiritual reminiscence : provisional and final meanings in frail older people -- The spiritual journey and mental health amongst older adults in need of care -- Meeting the challenge : older people with memory loss and dementia -- Worship and use of ritual among older people : working in multifaith and multicultural societies -- Vulnerability and transcendence, living in a disintegrating body and failure to thrive -- Vulnerability, transcendence -- Living with chronic physical health problems -- Relationship and intimacy needs among nursing home residents -- Grief, death, dying and spirituality in an aged care facility -- Ethical issues in the fourth age of life -- The model of spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book explores the spiritual dimension of ageing and investigates the role of pastoral and spiritual care in helping the frail elderly cope with end-of-life issues. Focusing on the experience of nursing home residents and anecdotes gathered in interviews, MacKinlay sensitively presents the struggles facing older people in need of care. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Spiritual growth and care in the fourth age of life |
| ISBN: | 1-280-56669-8 |
| 9786610566242 | |
| 1-84642-480-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910450854003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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