Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in Ireland
This paper reports on a descriptive qualitative study that explored the value and benefit of Serenity Spirituality Sessions programme for older nursing home residents. The research was carried out in six nursing homes in the Republic of Ireland. The facilitators of these sessions, who worked in the...
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| author | Fiona Timmins Suzanne Kelly Mary Threadgold Michael O'Sullivan Bernadette Flanagan |
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| description | This paper reports on a descriptive qualitative study that explored the value and benefit of Serenity Spirituality Sessions programme for older nursing home residents. The research was carried out in six nursing homes in the Republic of Ireland. The facilitators of these sessions, who worked in the nursing homes, were interviewed about their experiences of delivering the programme and their views on the impact that the programme had on resident participants. Emergent themes revealed benefits of the intervention for clients, including inducing a calming effect, increased sense of belonging and benefits of ritual use. The programme yielded positive results, and appears suited to the predominantly Christian population, and as such is deemed a useful adjunct to holistic and spiritual care in these settings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7b075edf78445d3b27f113c031d64f02022-12-21T17:32:15ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442015-03-016229931610.3390/rel6020299rel6020299Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in IrelandFiona Timmins0Suzanne Kelly1Mary Threadgold2Michael O'Sullivan3Bernadette Flanagan4The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin 2, IrelandAll Hallows College, Dublin City University, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, IrelandSonas™ apc, St. Mary's, 201 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, IrelandAll Hallows College, Dublin City University, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, IrelandAll Hallows College, Dublin City University, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, IrelandThis paper reports on a descriptive qualitative study that explored the value and benefit of Serenity Spirituality Sessions programme for older nursing home residents. The research was carried out in six nursing homes in the Republic of Ireland. The facilitators of these sessions, who worked in the nursing homes, were interviewed about their experiences of delivering the programme and their views on the impact that the programme had on resident participants. Emergent themes revealed benefits of the intervention for clients, including inducing a calming effect, increased sense of belonging and benefits of ritual use. The programme yielded positive results, and appears suited to the predominantly Christian population, and as such is deemed a useful adjunct to holistic and spiritual care in these settings.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/6/2/299spiritualityinterventionolder personnursing homespiritualityinterventionolder personnursing home |
| spellingShingle | Fiona Timmins Suzanne Kelly Mary Threadgold Michael O'Sullivan Bernadette Flanagan Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in Ireland Religions spirituality intervention older person nursing homespirituality intervention older person nursing home |
| title | Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in Ireland |
| title_full | Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in Ireland |
| title_fullStr | Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in Ireland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in Ireland |
| title_short | Serenity Spirituality Sessions: A Descriptive Qualitative Exploration of a Christian Resource Designed to Foster Spiritual Well-Being among Older People in Nursing Homes in Ireland |
| title_sort | serenity spirituality sessions a descriptive qualitative exploration of a christian resource designed to foster spiritual well being among older people in nursing homes in ireland |
| topic | spirituality intervention older person nursing homespirituality intervention older person nursing home |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/6/2/299 |
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