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KMID : 0379720120260030428
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2012 Volume.26 No. 3 p.428 ~ p.439
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Concept Analysis of Health Equilibrium in the Community-dwelling Elderly With Chronic Diseases
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Kim Jeong-Soo
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to define and clarify the concept of ’equilibrium’ in community-dwelling elderly persons with chronic diseases.
Methods: A hybrid model was used for development of the concept of equilibrium. The model included a field study conducted in Seoul, Korea. Participants in this study included 12 elderly persons with chronic diseases who were taking medicine regularly.
Results: The concept of equilibrium was found to be a complex phenomenon having meaning in two dimensions: the family-friendly and social relation-oriented dimensions. Four attributes and nine indicators were defined.
Conclusion: Equilibrium was defined as the state of having health recognition, will power, and motive power (family-friendly dimension) and having a feeling of participation (social relation-oriented). Therefore, nurses who work with elderly persons with chronic disease in the community should be aware of the attributes and indicators of equilibrium in order to enhance the equilibrium of their elderly clients with chronic diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Health promotion, Chronic disease, Aged
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