Abstract

Faith Community Nursing is a specialty nursing practice providing ongoing supportive health care to community dwellers of all ages. Practicing within the context of a community of faith, these nurses focus on health promotion and disease prevention using their expertise to combine spiritual and physical dimensions of care. As the population of Americans continues to age at a rapid rate, the number of older adults is expected to more than double by the year 2060. Many older individuals live with one or more chronic diseases, however living with a chronic disease does not always require inpatient or home care services. Therefore, other strategies to maintain health, despite chronic disease, are needed. Recent research has been conducted on the range of interventions provided by Faith Community Nurses (FCNs). What is less known is how FCNs are contributing to the health and well-being of community-dwelling older adults in the support of successful aging?

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10297009; ProQuest document ID: 1847568739. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Lina B. Hixson, PhD, MSN

Sigma Membership

Nu Sigma

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Secondary Analysis

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Faith Community Nursing, Health Promotion, Support Group Activities, Older Adults, Patient Self-Care

Advisor

Janice L. Penrod

Second Advisor

Susan Loeb

Third Advisor

Edgar Yoder

Fourth Advisor

Jenny Trinitapoli

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The Pennsylvania State University

Degree Year

2016

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-11-03

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