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KMID : 1022320110050020128
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Asian Nursing Research
2011 Volume.5 No. 2 p.128 ~ p.140
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Exploring Wisdom in the Korean Elderly: A Q Methodology Study
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Sung Ki-Wol
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze the subjectivity of wisdom in the Korean elderly.
Methods: Q-methodology was used. The 33 selected Q-statements from each of the 41 participants were classified into a shape of normal distribution using a 9-point scale. The collected data were analyzed using the Analysis Software for (Technique.
Results: Four types of wisdom for research participants of Korean elderly were identified. Type I is experience-oriented action type; Type II is emotion-oriented sympathy type; Type III is human relationship-oriented consideration type; and Type IV is problem solution-oriented insight type.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that different approaches to health and nursing care for elders can be recommended based on the four types studied.
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KEYWORD
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aged, methodology, test wiseness
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