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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.4.1721

Loneliness and Spiritual Needs of the Senior School Elderly in a Certain Area  

Kim, Ju-Ok (Redcross college of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
Ryoo, Eon-Na (Redcross college of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
Ha, Eun-Ho (Redcross college of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.4, 2012 , pp. 1721-1727 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify the loneliness and spiritual needs of the elderly in a certain area. The participants in this study were over 65 years, 159 elderly who attended in senior classes in Seoul. The instruments used for this study were revised UCLA 'Loneliness scale' developed by Russell, Peplau & Cutrona (1980) and translated by Kim & Kim (1989) and 'Spiritual need scale' developed by Yong (2008). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 15.0 program, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe's test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The score of loneliness was 2.02/4, spiritual need was 4.51/5. The relationship between loneliness and spiritual needs showed significant negative correlation. Loneliness of the elderly who do not attend a religious attendance was high and spiritual needs were low. Spiritual needs of the elderly who are women over 80 years and living with subsidy from the government were high. Spiritual nursing interventions are needed to reduce a feeling of loneliness among the elderly who experience high degree of loneliness.
Keywords
Elderly; Loneliness; Spirituality;
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