The application and enlightenment of life review therapy in spiritual care of the elderly
Meizhu Lyu
City University of Hong Kong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v7i4.12390
Keywords: aging; life review therapy; spiritual care of the elderly
Abstract
Population aging has become a pressing global concern, and the focus of elderly care has gradually shifted from economic support and daily assistance to spiritual comfort. Influenced by changes in intergenerational relationships and family living arrangements, the family's role in providing spiritual care for the elderly is weakening, while multiple actors—Including the government, society, the market, and older adults themselves—Are increasingly participating in this process. Among these, older adults are not only recipients but also important providers of spiritual care. Life review therapy has been shown to be effective in helping the elderly assume a primary role, enhance self-efficacy, reshape self-image, encourage social participation, and more. Thus, the elderly are moving from passive recipients to active agents in elderly care, proactively engaging with later life.
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