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KMID : 0861120170210020079
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2017 Volume.21 No. 2 p.79 ~ p.94
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The Phenomenological Study on the Health and Life of Low-income Seniors who live in Poverty Area in Metropolitan City
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Jang Dong-Yeop
Shin Heon-Tae
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Abstract
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Objectives : The elderly in South Korea are the poorest among OECD countries in 2015. The aim of this study was to explore the health and life of the low-income elderly living in vulnerable areas in a metropolitan city.
Methods : Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews with 7 participants from October to November 2015 and analyzed through Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology. The participants were interviewed for over 60 minutes in each person.
Results : 7 categories were identified from 17 subcategories: "My life history: sick body," "Living with a sick body," "My poor but precious life," "A sense of distance from the hospital," "Narrowed area of my life," "Thankful for help," and "The village where I have lived my destiny." There is a lack of medical accessibility, mobility, and economic independence for low-income seniors. In addition, full-fledged redevelopment comes to them as violence.
Conclusions : The health and life of the low-income elderly in vulnerable areas are products of many social factors, reaffirming the importance of social health.
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KEYWORD
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Low-income elderly , Health and life , Phenomenology , Qualitative study
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