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Touching the Spirit: How to Develop Programs that Enrich a Senior's Spirituality Primary Author: Donna Childress, National Council on Aging (NCOA) Article from Innovations: The Publication of the National Council on Aging, about developing programs and activities to enrich seniors' spirituality. Date Last Modified 11/01/2005 Article

Religion, Spirituality, and Health Status in Geriatric Outpatients Primary Author: Timothy P. Daaleman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Study published in the Annals of Family Medicine, looking at the interaction of religion and spirituality with self-reported health status in a geriatric population. They authors found that "Geriatric outpatients who report greater spirituality, but not greater religiosity, are more likely to appraise their health as good." Date Last Modified 01/01/2004 Article

Spirituality, Disability and Chronic Illness Primary Author: Carlos A. Reyes-Ortiz, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX This is a one-page article from the Southern Medical Journal (Volume 99, Number 10) that summarizes research into the use of spiritual and religious activities by older adults to cope with chronic illness and disability. Date Last Modified 10/01/2006 Article

Spirituality, Depression, and the Elderly Primary Author: Dan G. Blazer, Duke University Medical Center Brief article from the Southern Medical Journal (Volume 99, Number 10) discussing spirituality, depression, and the elderly in the context of adult development. Date Last Modified 10/01/2006 Article

Spirituality in the Nursing Home Primary Author: Martha Henderson, University of North Carolina Brief article from the Southern Medical Journal (Volume 99, Number 10) discussing ways in which spirituality can be part of medical care in nursing homes. Date Last Modified 10/01/2006 Article