KMID : 0806120060360071215
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´ëÇÑ°£È£ÇÐȸÁö 2006 Volume.36 No. 7 p.1215 ~ p.1223
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Experiences of Being Tied with Drugs in the Elderly Women in Community
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Kim Jeong-Sun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was done to understand elderly women within a community who have used lots of drugs.
Method: Data was collected through in-depth interviews with four elderly women from April 2001 to February 2002. Data was analyzed by Giorgi¡¯¡¯s phenomenological method(2000).
Results: The components in common with drug usage of elderly women were as follows: ¡¯¡¯Awareness of the limitation of physical strength and uncertainty of life¡¯¡¯, ¡¯¡¯Dread of a crisis situation occurring¡¯¡¯, ¡¯¡¯Attachment and dependency on drugs¡¯¡¯, ¡¯¡¯Expectation of a comfortable life and death¡¯¡¯, ¡¯¡¯Prevention of family burden¡¯¡¯, and ¡¯¡¯Pursuit of psychological comfort¡¯¡¯. The general structure of experiences was as follows: causal factors were ¡¯¡¯Awareness of uncertainty and limitation¡¯¡¯, ¡¯¡¯dread of a crisis situation occurring¡¯¡¯ the results factor was ¡¯¡¯Attachment and dependency on drugs¡¯¡¯ and the facilitating factors were ¡¯¡¯Expectation of a comfortable life and death¡¯¡¯, ¡¯¡¯Prevention of family burden¡¯¡¯, and ¡¯¡¯Pursuit of psychological comfort¡¯¡¯. The causal relation was cyclic. This structure showed a realistic adaptation pattern.
Conclusion: This study contributed to provide fundamental data for nursing interventions for health promotion and promoting quality of life in elderly women by increasing understanding of the experiences of drugs use.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, Drugs
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