DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY-BASED SPIRITUAL LIFE REVIEW PROGRAM FOR PROMOTING RESILIENCE OF ELDERS RESIDING IN DISASTER-PRONE AREAS
ABSTRACT: Nowadays disasters are a common occurrence in
the world. The elderly are in a vulnerable condition in terms of disasters and
need help to recover from the hardship caused if they are caught in such a
disaster. Two significant contributors to elderly people having sufficient
resilience to be able to deal with such disasters are spiritual support and
social support. Purpose: To develop a program specifically for Muslim elderly
in Indonesia for promoting resilience. Method: The processes of developing the
program were conducted in 2011, and included a critical review of the
literature, constructing the elements of the actual program, validating the
contents of the program by three experts, revising the program according to the
experts‟ suggestions, and finally pilot-tested the final version of the program
on a group 12 elders in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Result: The program protocol
established in this program includes five stages: (1) reviewing individual
spiritual life experiences using memorable photos; (2) appreciating feelings
among group members (3) re-evaluating the participant‟s life by looking to the
group‟s album, (4) reconstructing the participants‟ life, and (5) affirming the
six spiritual dimensions of the Islamic religion by the religious leader.
Author: Audi Satria, Sang-arun
Isaramalai, Patcharee Komjakraphan
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg120014