Spiritual Care in Old Age: Nursing Reflection
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چکیده
As the age progresses there is a deep connection with spirituality and religiosity perhaps due to the maturity reached by the lived experiences, or by a sense of connection with the corporal finitude that makes necessary the connection with the beliefs and values more intimate Aging affects the perception of well-being, and therefore seeks strategies that allow it to have resilient mechanisms, so spirituality is a strategy that can favor personal well-being and can be manifested in different ways, depending on the concepts of the person, based on their relationship with the world and life. The objective of this work is to reflect on spirituality as nursing care for the elderly, through the review of literature and the critical opinion of the authors.
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