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

Fiona Timmins⁴  Suzanne Kelly¹  Mary Threadgold³  Michael O’Sullivan¹  Bernadette Flanagan¹  Arndt Büssing² 

[1] All Hallows College, Dublin City University, Gracepark Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, Ireland; E-Mails:;id="af1-religions-06-00299">1The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Irela;Sonas™ apc, St. Mary’s, 201 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, Ireland; E-Mail:;The School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

关键词: spirituality;    intervention;    older person;    nursing home;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rel6020299

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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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