Spiritual

Well-being
and Quality
of Life in
Older Adults
at the End
of life

QUALITY OF LIFE
According to McGill end-of-life
conceptualization, it includes
focus
on
physical,
psychological,
and
existential well-being.

SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING
Described as encompassing
an individuals positive
attitudes toward his or
her
personal
faith,
religious
practice,
and
spiritual contentment.

6 DOMINANT THEMES RELATED

TO SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING

1. Gift of Life
Mostly, the Elders reported no
fear of death and simply viewed
it as simply waiting to be called
by the Lord or go to God.
They also expressed a sense of
gratitude for their lives and
reported feeling blessed to be
still here.

2. spiritual comfort
There are different factors that
contribute their strong spiritual
comfort to the elders, these are:
- Companionship of God
- Faith and Personal Prayer
Life
- Devotional
Practices
(
attending
worship
services,
reading spiritual books, and or

3. RELIGIOUS
REMINISCENCE

Elderly
people
frequently
reminiscence of their past life but
more on spiritual life.
Some of the elderly reminisce the
moment when they were taught
about religion from their parents
especially their mothers.
Elderly
people
prefer
to
reminisced with their General or

4. SPIRITUAL PAIN
Elderly people more described
their spiritual pain according to
the occurrence on their lives,
sometimes on their lives of their
children
or
relatives
and
occasionally having to do with
their chosen religion.

5. DEATH
AWARENESS
Mostly, elderly people are not
afraid of dying even though
they are very aware of the
death confronting them. They
are mostly confident that they
will be with God when they die.
Some view that death is the
there turn of being with God.

6. SPIRITUALITY OF
COMMUNITY
Some of the Elderly even
though experiencing serious
illness
or
disabilities
expressed
their
spiritual
satisfaction in reaching out to
others less fortunate than
themselves.

According to research through

open-ended interviews and
various studies, they conclude
that elderly people have a
positive relationship between
spiritual well-being ad quality of
life for persons at or near the end
of life.