Exploring Spirituality With Older People: (2) A rigorous process

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Lepherd, Laurence, Rogers, Cath, Egan, Richard, Towler, Helen, Graham, Coralie, Nagle, Andrea and Hampton, Ilsa. 2020. "Exploring Spirituality With Older People: (2) A rigorous process." Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: the interdisciplinary journal of practice, theory and applied research. 32 (4), pp. 306-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2019.1672236
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Exploring Spirituality With Older People: (2) A rigorous process

ERA Journal ID41978
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsLepherd, Laurence (Author), Rogers, Cath (Author), Egan, Richard (Author), Towler, Helen (Author), Graham, Coralie (Author), Nagle, Andrea (Author) and Hampton, Ilsa (Author)
Journal TitleJournal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging: the interdisciplinary journal of practice, theory and applied research
Journal Citation32 (4), pp. 306-340
Number of Pages17
Year2020
Place of PublicationUnited States
ISSN1552-8030
1552-8049
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2019.1672236
Web Address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15528030.2019.1672236
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Exploring Spirituality With Older People is a research project which has aimed to develop a valid assessment tool for understanding more of the spirituality of older people living in an aged care facility. A qualitative methodology using semi-structured interviews was chosen as the most appropriate way to explore spirituality which led to addressing the question of what constitutes validity and reliability in such a study. An approach involving reflection on the process at four phases of the project by three different groups of people – consultants, participants and participant interviewers, was seen to be suitable and would best serve the process of achieving a rigorous approach in the move towards validity.

Keywordsaging, spirituality, qualitative, validity, nurses, nursing, midwifery, research, assessment, rigor
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020420502. Aged care nursing
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Byline AffiliationsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery
Torrens University
University of Otago, New Zealand
Department of Health, Queensland
Meaningful Ageing Australia, Australia
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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