Authors:
Chamilul Hikam Al Karim
1
and
Ika Febrian Kristiana
2
Affiliations:
1
Postgraduate Program, Faculty of Psychology, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Sudharto, SH, Indonesia
;
2
Faculty of Psychology, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof Sudharto, SH, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Religious Intervention, Meaning of Life, Nursing Home.
Abstract:
The increasing elderly population raises the empowerment need of becoming healthy and productive. Many religious-based interventions have been carried out for the elderly to achieve the meaning of their lives. It is essential to understand whether religious-based interventions are related to increasing the meaning of life for the elderly, especially those living in nursing homes, how and why this can happen. The critical review was the right approach to highlight this. Article searches were conducted through e-databases: ScienceDirect, Springer, ProQuest, and ERIC. Two articles were obtained by applying the article search strategy, inclusion- exclusion criteria in screening, and critical appraisal criteria (n=2). The results of the review showed that religiosity/spirituality benefitted the elderly. Spirituality/religiosity gave meaning to the elderly’s existence and helped them adapt to changes caused by aging itself. The number of female subjects became one of the limitations in the
first article. In the second article, spirituality/religiosity was more attached to the Christian religious context. There is a need for further research related to spirituality/religiosity in the context of other religions. Intervention based on religiosity/spirituality is one of the programs that can be designed to improve the condition of the elderly.
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