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KMID : 0948220030070010043
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Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science
2003 Volume.7 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.54
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Nursing Students´ Perception about the Life of Institutionalized Elderly
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Kim Myung-Ae
Lim Shin-Hwa
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Abstract
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This study was designed to identify the nursing students´ subjective perception about the life of institutionalized elderly through Q-methodology. A Q sample was developed through a review of the literature and open questionnaire about nursing students´ practical experience. Thirty-one statements made up the finalized Q-sample.
The P sample consisted of 32 nursing students in faculty of nursing, K university Q statements were written on separate cards and were given to the 32 subjects to sort according to degree of agreement or disagreement. The Q-sort by each subject was coded and analyzed with QUANL PC Program. The analysis discovered three major types, namely "type 1 : optimistic", "type 2 : pessimistic" and "type 3 sympathetic"
The results revealed three different types of the nursing students´ perception about the life of institutionalized elderly
1) Optimistic: They think that the life of institutionalized elderly are not always unhappy, meaningless or inhumane and institution is new place for elderly´s lives, in which they have individual feelings of joy and anger, also from which elderly look forward to positive lives and feel happy. This group is characterized by having an optimistic positiveness beyond reality.
2) Pessimistic: This group presents that the life of institutionalized elderly with disabilities and some healthy problem feel exhausted with loneliness and missing their family, so it is love and affection which they are in most need of. This group is characterized by feeling same sufferings as the institutionalized elderly do.
3) Sympathetic: They have an opinion that the life of institutionalized elderly are hungry for love and affection and are suffering emotionally, but not care about physical problems. This group is characterized by having a sympathy emotionally about the institutionalized elderly.
In conclusion, this study will provide us the basic data to be able to understand them and to develop nursing intervention for institutionalized elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Institutionalized Elderly, Nursing Students
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