KMID : 0607720070180010032
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing 2007 Volume.18 No. 1 p.32 ~ p.41
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Coping with Experiences in Multiple Chronic Diseases in the Rural Elderly
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Joung Eun-Ok
Anh Ok-Hee Kwon Sung-Bok
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe how the rural elderly cope with experiences in multiple chronic diseases.
Method: Data were collected through participant observation and in-depth interview using ethnography. The participants were 9 women and 2 men who aged over 65, were living in rural community, and had experienced two or
more chronic diseases.
Results: According to the results of this study, those who had experienced multiple chronic diseases went
through the stages of ¡¯recognizing of revealed symptoms¡¯, ¡¯discovering of disease¡¯, ¡¯overcoming¡¯, ¡¯neglecting¡¯, ¡¯discovering another disease¡¯, ¡¯being frustrated¡¯ and ¡¯living with suffering¡¯.
Conclusion: The results of this study are expected to be utilized as basic materials to develop a nursing
intervention program for effective management of chronic diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Rural Population, Elderly, Chronic Disease, Coping, Ethnography
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