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KMID : 0379720190330010109
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2019 Volume.33 No. 1 p.109 ~ p.122
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Study of the Hermeneutical Phenomenon regarding the Meaning of the Driving Force of Life Experienced by the Elderly PDF icon
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Han Suk-Jung
Kang Kyung-Ah
Lim Young-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the meaning of the driving force of life experienced by the elderly and the realistic structure of their experience.
Methods: The research question was “What is the essential meaning of the driving force experienced by the elderly?”. Data were collected from individual in-depth interviews between March, 2017 and May, 2017 and analyzed using Van Manen’s hermeneutic phenomenological methodology to identify the essential themes of their experience.
Results: Through the analysis process, 22 themes and 14 essential themes were derived. The 14 essential themes of the driving force of the life of elderly were as follows: ‘Memories from the past’, ‘Poverty to escape’, ‘Hand down family's heritage’, ‘A body bound by marriage’, ‘A body necessary for old age’, ‘A dignified body even if they grow older’, ‘A body that does not want to fall’, ‘A fruit of my life’, ‘Mature real love’, ‘Unchanging fraternity’, ‘Extended family’, ‘An old friend with whom share my heart’, ‘Satisfied with the situation’, and ‘Expanding the breadth of life.
Conclusion: Nursing programs that assess the driving force of life supporting the elderly and supports the driving force of such a life should be developed.
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KEYWORD
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Aged, Life, Power(psychology)
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