Conceptualising the spirituality of Chinese older adults: a Delphi study

Free Paper Session II : Mental Health / End-Of-Life CareINTRODUCTION: Service provision in geriatric health and social care is increasingly guided by holistic principles, in which many aspects, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects, are equally emphasized to enhance well-being and enrich life. However, little is known about the degree of consensus among multidisciplinary professionals in the Chinese context on the central components of spirituality that most promote spiritual well-being among Chinese older adults. This study is intended to identify the core components of ...published_or_final_versio

Conceptualizing and assessing spirituality among Chinese elders: towards evidence-based practice

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Development and validation of a spirituality scale for Chinese elders: a mixed approach

Free Paper Presentation 5 – Geriatric Assessment: no. F5-4會議主題:「 卓越康齡服務 - 倡議、前進與成果 」Conference Theme: 3As in Aged Care- Advocacy, Advancement and AchievementpostprintThe 8th World Congress on Long Term Care in Chinese Communities and Asian Ageing Development Conference, Hong Kong, 24-26 November 2011

Introducing the 8A model in death education training: Promoting planning for end-of-life care for Hong Kong Chinese

Although planning for end-of-life care is crucial, it is underdeveloped in the Hong Kong Chinese context. To review the local experience in death education training, it was found that helping professionals may not be equipped with adequate knowledge and skills to deal with the various needs of clients in death preparation and planning for end-of-life care. In view of this, an 8A model (alienation, avoidance, access, acknowledgment, action, acceptance, appreciation, and actualization) was developed as a framework for providing death education to these professionals. The 8A model adapted the Transtheoretical model for understanding the needs of clients in different phases of behavior change. In this article, details of the 8A model and how it can enhance professionals' work with clients in death education and planning for end-of-life care are discussed. © 2010, Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.link_to_subscribed_fulltex

Enhancing spiritual well-being among Chinese older adults: A self-help empowering approach

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of volunteer-assist self-help intervention (VASI) in enhancing the spiritual well-being of elders.

22nd Annual Congress of Gerontology: Ageing in changing times: Chances and Challenges, Hong Kong, 23 November 201

Measuring transcednence among Chinese older adults: a spiritual approach

Session 1070 (Poster)This journal suppl. contains 2011 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting AbstractsOBJECTIVE: Spiritual care is one of the key elements of the holistic care perspective. In our previous studies, we reflected that spirituality among Chinese older adults should be understood in a context of nonreligious lifestyle. This study aims to validate the spirituality measure, Transcendence Scale for Chinese Elders (TSCE). METHOD: The draft version of TSCE was developed based on focus groups, in-depth interviews and a Delphi process. Together with other standardized measures, including World Health Organization Quality of Life measures (WHOQoL), Purpose in Life (PIL), and Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PNAS), the 16-items, 5-point TSCE draft was administered to 825 older adults in Hong Kong and Shanghai. RESULTS: Face and content validity of TSCE were established during a Delphi process. Confirmatory factor analysis identified a six-item, one-factor model that showed satisfactory model fit indexes (SRMR=.036, C-CFI=.953, R-RMSEA=.063). The internal consistency reliability of the 6-item TSCE was satisfactory as indicated by Chronbach’s alpha of .70. TSCE also showed satisfactory criterion-related reliability as indicated by having moderate correlation with PNAS (r=.47), Purpose in Life (r=.35), and psychological well-being as measured by WHOQoL (r=.35). CONCLUSION: TSCE was developed to measure transcendence among Chinese older adults’ spirituality. Results of the present study showed that TSCE was a reliable and valid measure that assesses transcendence among the Chinese older population in which the social cultural context is featured by non-religious, relationship-oriented and interdependent self-construct. Implications for how to enhance spirituality among Chinese older adults will be discussed.link_to_OA_fulltextThe 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Boston, MA., 18-22 November 2011. In The Gerontologist, 2011, v. 51 suppl. 2, p. 32

A Process Model of Spiritual Well-being of Chinese Older

Session Name: Spirituality in AsiaConference theme: East Meets West: Expanding Frontiers and DiversityOral presentationSession Theme: Existential and Philosophical Concerns in Death and Dyin

The effectiveness of the Spiritual Enhancement Group for Chinese elders: evidence from a quasi-experiment

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