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Parish Nursing

Addressing the Significance of Social Support and Spirituality for Sustained Health-Promoting Behaviors in the Elderly

Clara S. Boland, M.N., R.N.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Literature about the significance of health promotion for the elderly and identification of various determinants of health-promoting activities contains numerous inconsistencies. From a review of nursing and health-related literature over the past decade, it is possible to draw only limited conclusions about the commitment of the elderly to health-promoting behaviors. Despite this, the importance of the roles of social support and spirituality for the empowerment of older adults to practice health-promoting activities is a consistent research finding in this population. Parish nurse programs expand home health and public health provider roles and use the faith community as a cooperative means for sociocultural implementation of successful health promotion. Significance for nursing education, practice, and research is discussed.

Journal of Holistic Nursing, Vol. 16, No. 3, 355-368 (1998)
DOI: 10.1177/089801019801600305
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