Practicas espirituales y calidad de vida en pacientes adultos mayores en un hospital peruano
Introduction: Spirituality and quality of life maintain a positive relationship, where the former acts as a fundamental pillar for integral well-being.Objective: To analyze the relationship between spiritual practices and the quality of life of older adults in a Peruvian Public Hospital.Material and...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Murcia |
| Repositorio: | DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:digitum_____::cec6b2e881a373358f7d927c3bb00f10 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.672291 http://hdl.handle.net/10201/233581 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Spirituality Quality of life Espiritualidad Calidad de vida Adultos mayores Perú Older adults No relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Spirituality and quality of life maintain a positive relationship, where the former acts as a fundamental pillar for integral well-being.Objective: To analyze the relationship between spiritual practices and the quality of life of older adults in a Peruvian Public Hospital.Material and Methods: Quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive approach, probabilistic sampling by 340 patients. Validated instruments were used: Daily Spiritual Experience Test (DSES) with 16 items distributed in 11 dimensions, Quality of Life Scale: WHOQOL-OLD, with 24 items in 6 dimensions. Both tools use Likert scales and demonstrated high reliability, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.899 and 0.790, respectively. Results: The sample was characterized by a predominance of women (69.7%; n=216), Age (X ̅ = 67.72 and SD= 6.44) and older adults between 60 and 69 years old (63.5%). In terms of spirituality, high levels of gratitude (63.5%), divine support (58.8%) and spiritual exercises (55.9%) stood out. The highest level of spiritual practices, 43.2% and 12.1% experienced a regular quality of life. Finally, a significant association was found between the female sex and the variables of spiritual practices (45.0%) and quality of life (47.6%).Conclusions: The results of the statistical analysis using Spearman's Rho revealed a moderate positive correlation (rs = 0.423) with a level of statistical significance (p = 0.000). It is confirmed that both variables covary directly: an increase in spiritual practices is linked to a proportional improvement in the quality of life of the population under study |
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