Sammendrag
Aims: To synthesize research that investigated how residents and caregivers view spiritual care,
come to understand the spiritual needs of people with dementia, and how caregivers provide care
congruent with peoples’ needs
Methods and study design: Meta-synthesis using Noblit and Hare’s meta-ethnography.
A synthesis of eight qualitative, empirical, primary studies that explored spiritual care in the
context of dementia care was performed.
Findings: Spiritual care for persons with dementia was described in the forms of (i) performing
religious rituals that provides a sense of comfort and(ii) coming to know the person, which
provides opportunities to understand a person’s meaning and purpose, and (iii) attending to
basic needs provides an opportunity to appreciate others’ vulnerability and humanness.Conclusions: Spiritual care intended to help persons with dementia to express their faith and
religious beliefs, and help persons with dementia experience meaning in life, connectedness to
self, God/deity and other persons.
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