Predicting Life Satisfaction of Elderly Tourists Based on Spiritual Experience and Hope

Background and Objectives: Currently, tourism plays an important role in meeting the leisure and medical needs of the elderly. Accordingly, this study predicts the life satisfaction of elderly tourists based on spiritual experience and hope. Methods: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study. The data were collected by surveying 384 elderly people aged 60 and over in Shiraz City, Iran, in August 2023. Results: There is a significant relationship between hope and life satisfaction (P=0.000) and spiritual experience and life satisfaction of elderly tourists (P=0.000). Also, the variables of spiritual experience and hope were factors affecting the life satisfaction of elderly tourists, the correlation coefficient between these two variables was 0.783 and had a very high significance level (P=0.000). In addition, nearly 62% of the variance in life satisfaction is explained by independent variables. The results showed that the average level of life satisfaction of men is more than women and there is a significant relationship between age and life satisfaction of elderly tourists (P=0.000). Conclusion: Experience and spiritual beliefs are influential in the physical and mental health of the elderly, effectively giving peace and hope to these people. Since tourism and leisure activities can be important in improving the level of life satisfaction of the elderly and increasing their hope, they should be considered in planning and policy-making.