Background and Aim: Aging is a critical period of human life and paying attention to the issues and needs of this stage is a social necessity. During this time, many might face various diseases due to aging. prevalence of stressful sources and disabilities in elderly to cope with difficult living conditions, the relationship between praying and spiritual care and elderly resiliency was studied in Kurdistan province; 1397.
Material and Method: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 elderly people in sanandaj and saqqez. Participants were selected randomly and were assessed using two types of questionnaires (demographic questionnaire and Jarrell spiritual health assessment questionnaire and elderly information questionnaire). The data were entered into SPSS 20 software and analyzed using t-test and correlation coefficient.
Results: The results demonstrated the mean age was 67.5 years (standard deviation 6.99). The mean score of resilience was 65.7 (SD = 17.37) and mean prayer and spiritual care score was 155.38 (SD = 28.73). There was a significant positive relationship between praying and spiritual care and resilience (P = 0.006, r = 0.22).
Conclusion: There is a significant and positive relationship between praying and spiritual care with resiliency, meaning that the higher the score for praying and spiritual care, the more resilience is shown in elderly.
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Special Received: 2020/01/14 | Accepted: 2020/03/17 | ePublished: 2020/08/31