The abstract for the 1990 journal article ''Spirituality, religion, and Alzheimer's disease'' published in the ''Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy'' indicates:
{{Cquote|The chaplain's ministry to persons with dementia, often of the Alzheimer's type, is vitally relevant to their clinical well-being. No chaplain should even think that because someone is demented, they can no longer be reached spiritually. While few scientific studies exist, clinical experience and anecdotal accounts suggest that selected pastoral interventions can enhance the quality of life of the mildly, moderately, and even severely demented individual.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10387591 Spirituality, religion, and Alzheimer's disease.] by SG1, Whitehouse PJ., ''Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy'', 1999;8(1-2):45-57.</ref>}}
=== Effects of Spiritual Group Therapy on Caregiver Strain in Home Caregivers of the Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease ===
The abstract of the 2017 journal article ''Effects of Spiritual Group Therapy on Caregiver Strain in Home Caregivers of the Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease'' published in the ''Archives of Psychiatric Nursing'' indicated:
{{Cquote|Care of patients with Alzheimer's disease is one of the most difficult types of care that exposes the caregiver to a high level of care strain. The present research aimed at determining the effect of spiritual care on caregiver strain of the elderly with Alzheimer's disease.
Spiritual care can reduce care strain in home caregivers of the elderly with Alzheimer's disease.<ref>[Effects of Spiritual Group Therapy on Caregiver Strain in Home Caregivers of the Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease] by Mahdavi B1, Fallahi-Khoshknab M2, Mohammadi F1, Hosseini MA1, Haghi M1., ''Archives of Psychiatric Nursing'', 2017 Jun;31(3):269-273. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.12.003. Epub 2016 Dec 7.</ref>}}
== Secular Europe and Alzheimer's disease ==