Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
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Experiences of the Elderly with Chronic Diseases in a Health Management Program

만성질환 노인의 건강관리 프로그램 참여 경험

  • Kim, Jeong-Soo (Nursing Department, Natural Science College, Pukyong University)
  • 김정수 (부경대학교 자연과학대학 간호학과)
  • Received : 2011.07.02
  • Accepted : 2011.09.03
  • Published : 2011.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was to explore how elderly with chronic disease in a health management program managed their health and to describe their health management strategies. Methods: The data were collected through in-depth interviews, with a purposeful sample of twelve in an urban community. The collected information was analyzed through grounded theory approaches by Strauss and Corbin. Results: Though open coding process, 35 concepts, 17 subcategories, 8 categories were identified. As for the participation experience process, four stages had surfaced, namely, 'Perception of chronic disease', 'Concerned about health', 'Developing life pattern', 'Restoring health'. These processes were within 'Restoring Health Equilibrium', core category. Consequently, the participants revealed in restoring relationship-oriented life and settling in family-focused life. Conclusions: These findings have implications for the understanding of health promotion for the elderly with chronic diseases and contributing to make a basic data for developing elderly health management program.

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