Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Boykin, Anne
Abstract
Using a purposive sample of older adults, a qualitative descriptive study was conducted to illuminate the influence of prayer on their well-being. Content analysis was the method used to discern this relationship. Through the analysis of eight stories two themes on the "notion" of prayer and a primary theme on the influence of prayer on the well-being of the older adult emerged. The themes of prayer that emerged were: prayer was a conversation with God and an intimate relationship with God that fostered trust and belief. The primary theme was that a relationship with God through prayer fosters a sense of well-being.
Extent
83 p.
Recommended Citation
Ragl, Sandra Lee Clark, "Prayer and the well-being of the older adult" (1997). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 1210.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/1210
Identifier
FADT15396
Comments
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1997.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing