Views of life and death and spiritual pain among elderly individuals : Clarification of the structure of pain and creation of a care program

老年人的生死观和精神痛苦：阐明痛苦的结构并制定护理计划

• 批准号: 19592514
• 负责人: KOMATSU Makiko
• 金额: $ 2.33万
• 依托单位: Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing & Health
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2007 至 2010
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-19592514/
• 关键词: スピリチュアル; 死生観; 高齢者; 看護職; 介護職; 在宅; 老人福祉施設; 老人ホーム

In the present study, we elucidated the spiritual pains felt by elderly individuals, their daily joys and reasons for living, and implementation of spiritual care and related issues by interviewing nine nurses involved in geriatric care at welfare facilities or homes, eight care professionals, and 14 elderly individuals living at home or in welfare facilities. Spiritual pains included the hardship of not being able to live independently due to impaired physical function, being sorry for being a burden to others, loneliness and isolation due to loss of family, and wishing for death so as to be freed from hardships. Elderly individuals who had favorable relationships with the people around them felt "happy at present", regardless of whether they lived in facilities or at home. The present findings revealed requirements for spiritual care for elderly individuals.

在本研究中，我们阐明了老年人所感受到的精神痛苦，他们的日常欢乐和生活理由以及精神护理和相关问题的实施，通过采访九名在福利设施或家庭的老年护理，八名护理专业人员以及居住在家里或福利设施中的14名老年人。精神上的痛苦包括由于身体机能受损而无法独立生活的困难，为对他人的负担而感到遗憾，由于失去家庭而导致的孤独和孤立，并希望死亡，以便摆脱困境。与周围人有良好关系的老年人，无论他们是住在设施还是在家中，都会感到“快乐”。目前的发现揭示了对老年人精神护理的要求。