Importance of satisfying religious spiritual needs of Nursing Home\u27s residents

V prepričanju, da je celostna (holistična) zdravstvena nega starostnika v domu ostarelih najboljša pot za omogočanje njegove optimalne kakovosti življenja v njem, in na osnovi konceptualnega modela teoretičarke zdravstvene nege Virginije Henderson diplomsko delo obravnava pomen zadovoljevanja verskih duhovnih potreb starostnika v institucionalnem varstvu. V teoretičnem delu so zbrana razmišljanja nekaterih domačih in tujih avtorjev o celostni razsežnosti človeka - starostnika in njegovih, iz nje izhajajočih potreb, s poudarkom na duhovni razsežnosti, duhovnih potrebah in znotraj njih verskih potrebah ter njihovem zadovoljevanju. Osvetljena je uporaba procesne metode dela pri celostni zdravstveni negi starostnika v domu in pri opisu verske oskrbe v Domu sv. Jožef tudi njeno praktično izvajanje. Raziskava med stanovalci Doma sv. Jožef, pri kateri je bila uporabljena deskriptivno-opisna metoda s predhodno izdelanim anketnim vprašalnikom, je pokazala, da so ti v večini verni katoličani, ki so pred prihodom v to ustanovo pričakovali dobro versko oskrbo v njej in so se zato za življenje v njej lažje odločili, da jih večinski del svojo vero in verske potrebe močno doživlja in dobro izraža, ter je potrdila, da imajo njihove zadovoljene verske potrebe pomemben pozitiven vpliv na smisel in celostno kakovost njihovega življenja v domu. Rezultati enako izvedene raziskave med zdravstveno-negovalnim osebjem tega doma pa so pokazali njihovo večinsko pozitivno vrednotenje verskih duhovnih potreb stanovalcev kot enako pomembno glede na druge potrebe, da ocenjujejo versko oskrbo v tem domu za zelo dobro in svojo zavzetost za sodelovanje pri njej za zadostno. Svoje znanje o celostni zdravstveni negi starostnika, ki vključuje tudi pomoč pri zadovoljevanju njegovih verskih duhovnih potreb in strpnost do njegovih verskih prepričanj ne glede na lastno osebno prepričanje, večinoma dobro ocenjujejo in nimajo izrazite potrebe po dodatnem izobraževanju iz tega področja. Vsi izsledki raziskave so nam potrdili smiselnost našega prizadevanja za celostno zdravstveno nego starostnika v domu ostarelih, katere bistveni sestavni del je tudi skrb za njegovo duhovno dobrobit.This graduation thesis considers the importance of satisfying religious spiritual needs of the elderly in institutional care regarding our belief that holistic nursing care of the elderly is the best way of making possible the optimal quality of life in nursing homes, and the conceptual model of Virginia Henderson, a theorist of nursing care. In the theoretic part views of some Slovenian and foreign authors are gathered referring to holistic dimensions of a human being - the elderly person and his/her needs which originate in them. The emphasis is on a spiritual dimension and spiritual needs which include religious needs, and their fulfilment. A process method of holistic nursing care in nursing homes was used and was implemented practically in religious care in St. Joseph\u27s Nursing Home. A research, which was carried out among St. Joseph\u27s Nursing Home\u27s residents, used a descriptive method with a prepared questioner. It showed that the residents were mostly practical Catholics who expected good religious care in the Nursing Home and this was the reason why it had been easier for them to decide to move there. Most of them experienced their faith and their religious needs deeply. The research acknowledged that satisfied religious needs had important positive influence on the meaning and the quality of their lives in the Nursing Home. Results of a research which was carried out with the same methods among nursing staff, reflected their mostly positive approach to the residents\u27 religious spiritual needs, which were assessed as important as other needs. They considered the religious care as very good and their motivation to participate as sufficient. They assessed their knowledge about the holistic nursing care of the elderly, which also included help to the elderly to satisfy their religious spiritual needs and tolerance for their religious orientation irrespective of their own belief, as good. They didn\u27t have explicit need to get additional education in this field. All results of the research confirmed significance of our efforts for holistic nursing care of the elderly in nursing homes, which includes care for spiritual well-being as its essential part