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KMID : 0379220110310040939
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2011 Volume.31 No. 4 p.939 ~ p.967
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Elderly Women`s Adaptation Process on Separation by Death in Rural Areas
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Jang Hee-Sun
Kim Yun-Jeong
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Abstract
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This study observed elderly women’s adaptation process on separation by death in rural areas through grounded theory approach and developed its entity theory. Participants for this study were 14 elderly women who have lost their husbands in the last 12 months. The study was conducted for 8 months starting January 2010. Each interview per session took 40 to 90 minutes, study notes were taken on site, and recorded contents were transcribed by the researcher which was myself.
The research data were collected by in-depth interview and with help of local community’s nurses who were in charge of taking care of the participants. The collected data were analyzed by applying Strauss & Corbin’s grounded theory (1998). As a result of study, 80 concepts, 28 subcategories, and 12 categories were deducted during open coding process. Adaptation process on separation by death was process of ‘finding a way to live alone’ which used strategy of ‘attempting a make changes in life’, and ‘embracing the situation’ which were influenced by conciliatory conditions of ‘degree on economic condition’, ‘change in health’, and ‘supporting system’ which focuses on phenomenon of ‘bearing life alone’ which is influenced by context condition of ‘marital chemistry of couples during lifetime’, and ‘the couple’s leadership during lifetime’ together with casual conditions of ‘the fall of wall’. The adaptation process accordance to time flow were divided into 4 steps which were step of ‘shock and release of emotions’, step of ‘longing and resentment’, step of ‘resignation and acceptance’, and step of ‘life’s restructure’. Above results suggest right directions for welfare for the aged and process of ‘finding a way to live alone’ for participants by controlling several factors and using intervention strategy, and provided basic data required for developing and applying practical welfare mediation.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly women`s separation by death, Adaptation process on separation by death, Grounded theory
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