Abstract
Exploring Spiritual Needs and Its Relation with Anxiety and Depression in the Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases
Highlights
There has been an increase in the number of elderly people in the world, especially in developed and developing countries owing to the advances in the health and control of communicable diseases
The results of regression analysis demonstrated that among the variables entered into the univariate model, the two variables of depression and disease duration had a significant relation with spiritual needs
The spiritual needs of patients with chronic diseases should be considered in clinical care in order to identify potential therapeutic ways to support and stabilize their emotional state
Summary
There has been an increase in the number of elderly people in the world, especially in developed and developing countries owing to the advances in the health and control of communicable diseases. It is shown that the world's population is aging, and this trend will be faster in the future. The proportion of the aging population in the world was 7% in 2006; this figure would be doubled by 2050 (equal to 15.6%) (1). More than 70% of those older than 80 years of age and resident in the community have at least two chronic conditions. 40% of the elderly in the community experience some constraints related to chronic diseases (3). This study aimed to evaluate the spiritual needs and their association with anxiety and depression in the elderly with chronic diseases
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