Kesehatan Spiritual dan Kesiapan Lansia dalam Menghadapi Kematian

Abstract

Spirituality is a harmonious relationship between man, nature and God. Spirituality has dimensions that provide power when facing emotional stress, physical illness and death and affects human life in every stage of its development, including the elderly. One of the issue often faced by the elderly is associated with their preparation in the face of death and one of the factors that affect is spirituality. The purpose of this research was to describe the spiritual health and readiness of the elderly to face of death, both the elderly who were in Panti Wredha Salib Putih Salatiga and the elderly who lived with her family in Getasan. This study used qualitative research methods with descriptive phenomenology approach and comparative study design. Participants in this study amounted to 6 participants, 3 participants who stay at home and 3 participants who stay at home with their family. The results showed that spiritual health is affected by the meaning of life, the concept of religion and divinity, social interaction, the concept of healthy and illness, well-being and spirituality, as well as readiness to face death