Spiritual Well-Being of Chinese Older Adults
Conceptualization, Measurement and Intervention
Authors: Lou, Vivian W. Q.
Free Preview- The first book on spirituality for Chinese older adults which fill in the gap to spirituality literature worldwide
- Contextualizes its focus firmly on its originality and innovation by developing a relationalism conceptualization and intervention on spirituality for Chinese elders
- The pioneer efforts in developing evidence-based intervention in enhancing spirituality for Chinese elders
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- About this book
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There are several unique features of this book on the spiritual well-being of Chinese older adults. First, based on qualitative methodology, a conceptual model of spiritual well-being was proposed. Besides, through a Delphi study, different dimensions of spiritual well-being were identified. Conceptually, such effort is important because there is a general lack of well-articulated models of spiritual well-being for Chinese people. Although Western models can be “transplanted” to Chinese contexts, indigenous concepts are needed. As such, this is a pioneer conceptual contribution. Second, the author developed and validated the Spiritual Scale for Chinese Elders. In view of the lack of related measurement tools in the field, this is a pioneer attempt which is important for social work education, research and practice. Third, a Spiritual Enhancement Group for Chinese Elders was developed and its effectiveness was evaluated. In contrast to ordinary elderly programs, this program was based on solid theoretical grounds. In addition, process evaluation and outcome evaluation were conducted. The intervention program is a beautiful link between theory and practice whereas the evaluation is a good outgrowth of practice. The present project is especially valuable because evidence-based practice is at its infancy in different Chinese communities.
- Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Spiritual Well-Being: An Introduction
Pages 1-12
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Conceptualizing Spiritual well-Being: A Qualitative Inquiry
Pages 13-25
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Dimensions of Spiritual well-Being: A Delphi Study
Pages 27-35
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Validation of the Spirituality Scale for Chinese Elders (SSCE)
Pages 37-60
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The Development of the Spiritual Enhancement Group for Chinese Elders (SEGCE)
Pages 61-76
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Spiritual Well-Being of Chinese Older Adults
- Book Subtitle
- Conceptualization, Measurement and Intervention
- Authors
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- Vivian W. Q. Lou
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
- Copyright
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-662-46303-1
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-662-46303-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-46302-4
- Series ISSN
- 2211-7644
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 92
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 b/w illustrations
- Topics
