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Abstract
ABSTRACT Spiritual practices are supposed to be helpful for living with good ‘Quality of Life’ in old age. Here, firstly, the Quality of Life (QoL) of older urbanites of an Indian town has been evaluated by using WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and the daily spiritual experience has been assessed by Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) according to the need of the respondents. The relationship between Spiritual practices and Quality of Life has been observed through Pearson correlation and the influence of spiritual practices on QoL has been assessed by regression analysis. The Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) has been conducted to understand the principal spiritual factors affecting QoL of elderly people. Results show that practising spirituality insists most older people to remain hopeful about their life with good mental health.
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The Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging is an interdisciplinary, interfaith professional journal in which the needs, aspirations, and resources of aging constituencies come clearly into focus. Combining practical innovation and scholarly insight, the peer-reviewed journal offers timely information and probing articles on such subjects as long-term care for the aging, support systems for families of the aging, retirement, counseling, death, ethical issues, and more . Providing a crucial balance between theory and practice, the journal informs secular professionals – administrators, counselors, nurses, physicians, recreational rehabilitative therapists, and social workers – about developments in the field of Religion, Spirituality, and Aging. The journal also serves as a resource for religious professionals, such as pastors, religious educators, chaplains, and pastoral counselors who work with aging people and their families.
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