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KMID : 1023720220770010009
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2022 Volume.77 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.40
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A Qualitative Study on Experiences of Service Providers and Ways to Improve Life for Older Adults Living Alone in Public Silver Housing
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Seo Chong-Hee
Lim Jung-Won
Kil Hye-Min
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to explore life of older adults living alone in public silver housing and to suggest ways to improve their life from the perspective of service providers. Individual in-depth interviews and focus group interviews were conducted with 17 people who provide integrated care services to older adults living alone in public silver housing. The study findings indicated that a total of 9 categories and 25 sub-categories were derived under 2 areas: “Life of older adults living alone - various daily life facing loneliness of old age” and “Ways to improve the quality of life for older adults living alone ? establishing community care based on the integration among health, welfare, and technology.” In other words, in the “Life of older adults living alone” area, five categories were analyzed: 1) daily life that varies depending on physical health, 2) mental health that worsens due to loneliness, 3) daily life filled with leisure activities to spend time, 4) relationship of lonely old age, 5) life where big and small problem situations always lurk. In the “Ways to improve the quality of life for older adults living alone” area, four categories were analyzed: 1) expansion of the community-based support resource system, 2) provision of personalized services, 3) development and efficient operation of welfare technology, 4) establishment of policies suitable to the field. Based on these results, methods and directions to improve the quality of life for older adults living alone were suggested, and implications for follow-up research and practical intervention were presented.
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KEYWORD
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Older adults living alone, quality of life, community care, focus group interview
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