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Suvi-Maria Saarelainen

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University of Eastern Finland

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Suvi-Maria Saarelainen is a University Lecturer at the University of Eastern Finland. Her research focuses on themes related to meaning-making, bereavement, and the experiences of older adults, particularly in the context of dementia care. Recent articles explore cultural impacts on meaning sources, existential loneliness, and the role of pastoral care for individuals facing severe health challenges. She contributes to her field through examining the intersection of spirituality and aging, especially in Finnish nursing home settings.

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PhD Study: Young Adults with Cancer

Open Date: 2015-12-01

Close Date: 2016-11-01

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PhD Study: Young Adults with Cancer

Open Date: 2013-12-01

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PhD Study: Young Adults with Cancer

Open Date: 2012-12-01

Close Date: 2013-07-01

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Auli Vähäkangas

University of Helsinki

FINLAND

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Jari Olavi Lipsanen

University of Helsinki

FINLAND

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Jari Pirhonen

Senior Research Fellow

University of Helsinki

FINLAND

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Jessie Dezutter

Associate Professor

KU Leuven

BELGIUM

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Anna Liisa Aho

University of Tampere

FINLAND

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Jonna Ojalammi

University Lecturer in Theology of Wellbeing

University of Eastern Finland

FINLAND

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Gørill Haugan

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Nord University

NORWAY

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Exploring Emmanuel Lartey’s Relational Spirituality Among End-of-Life Care Patients in Finland

Well-being support in the Finnish university community: staff reflections on emerging existential dimensions

Reforming the Bond With the Deceased Sibling Through Supernatural Experience After Bereavement

Cultural effects on sources of meaning: informed by knowledge activation principles and mirror neurons

Religious Agency in Finnish Older Adults’ Accounts of Meaning in Life

Meaning in Late Life: A Scoping Review

Existential loneliness and meaning-in-life in the lived experience of nursing home residents

Chaplains Forming a Meaningful Relationship with Older People With Dementia – Insights to Pastoral Care in Nursing Home Settings

COVID-19 distress, sources of meaning, and crisis of meaning in the Finnish context

Past-Oral Care - Christian Hope in Pastoral Care and Counseling for People With Severe Dementia in Finland

Religious Bodies–Lutheran Chaplains Interpreting and Asserting Religiousness of People with Severe Dementia in Finnish Nursing Homes

Spiritual well-being correlates with quality of life of both cancer and non-cancer patients in palliative care - further validation of EORTC QLQ-SWB32 in Finnish

Fenomenologinen analyysi elämän loppuvaihetta elävien ikääntyvien uskonnollisuuden relationaalisista ulottuvuuksista

Ikääntyvien leskien muokkautuva narratiivinen identiteetti puolison kuoleman jälkeen

The Search for Meaning in Life Through Continuing and/or Transforming the Bond to a Deceased Spouse in Late Life

Relational aspects of meaning in life among older people – a group-interview gerontechnology study

Religious Experiences of Older People Receiving Palliative Care at Home

Collaborators (7)

Auli Vähäkangas

Jari Olavi Lipsanen

Jari Pirhonen

Jessie Dezutter

Anna Liisa Aho

Jonna Ojalammi

Gørill Haugan

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