만성질환노인들의 의식확장으로서의 건강연구

A Study on Health as Expanding Consciousness of Korean Elderly People with Chronic Illnesses in the Community

  • 강혜영 (전남대학교 간호학과, 전남대학교 간호과학연구소)
  • Kang, Hae-Young (Dept. of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science)
  • 발행 : 2000.06.01

초록

This paper explores the process of pattern recognition reflected in Newman's praxis methodology by three Korean elderly people with chronic illnesses. Four core themes demonstrated from the life pattern of participants that discouragement/frustration, regret, deep grudge/ pent up feeling and renunciation/ resignation were prevalent. None of the participants had experienced the turning point central to the process of expanding consciousness. It was concluded that it requires longer a research period with repeated in-depth interviews to explore the transformation in the process of recognizing a pattern of life.

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