Study on the Status of Spiritual Care Needs of the Elderly in the Old-Age Care Institutions in Ningbo

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10.2991/ielss-19.2019.71How to use a DOI?

Keywords

spiritual care; need; elderly.

Abstract

[Objective] To understand the status and influencing factors of spiritual care needs of elderly people in old-age care institutions. [Methods] Using the convenient sampling method, in January to June 2018, the spiritual care needs questionnaire was used to investigate the spiritual care needs of 230 elderly people in the old care institutions. [Results] The total demand for spiritual care of elderly people in old-age care institutions was 31.55±8.03. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that the payment method of medical expenses and the number of chronic diseases were the main influencing factors of spiritual care needs of the elderly (P<0.01). [Conclusion] Elderly people in old-age care institutions need spiritual care, and it is recommended to provide personalized spiritual care according to the needs of the elderly.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Guijuan Liu
AU  - Suding Fei
AU  - Wei Ge
PY  - 2019/08
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BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Innovation and Education, Law and Social Sciences (IELSS 2019)
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