여성건강간호학회지 (Women's Health Nursing)

  • 제27권2호
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  • Pages.128-140
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  • 2021
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  • 3022-7666(pISSN)
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  • 3022-8247(eISSN)
한국여성건강간호학회 (Korean Society of Women Health Nursing)
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Development and application of a self-transcendence enhancement program for the well-being of elderly women living alone in Korea

  • Kim, Sun-Mi (Department of Medical Insurance Review, Chungnam National University Hospital) ;
  • Ahn, Sukhee (College of Nursing, Chungnam National University)
  • 투고 : 2021.04.22
  • 심사 : 2021.06.07
  • 발행 : 2021.06.30
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a self-transcendence enhancement program and examine its effect on self-transcendence, spiritual well-being, and psychological well-being in elderly women who live alone. Methods: A self-transcendence enhancement program was developed through theory, literature review, and in-depth interviews. The theoretical framework came from the Psychoeducational Approach to Transcendence and Health intervention model based on Reed's middle-range theory of self-transcendence. The program consisted of multiple modalities in a structured, theory-based program lasting for eight weekly sessions. Using a single-group pretest-posttest design, the program was tested on a group of 40 elderly women aged 75 to 84 years living alone in Daejeon, Korea. Participants completed self-reported study questionnaires before and after the program at the elderly welfare center. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0, with significance level set at .05. Paired t-test was used to compare mean differences before and after the program. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 79.1 years. After completing the program, the participants showed higher levels of self-transcendence (t=8.78, p<.001), overall spiritual well-being (t=8.30, p=.002), religious spiritual well-being (t=1.79, p=.040), existential spiritual well-being (t=6.75, p=.002), and positive affect (t=3.77, p=.001) than they did before the program. They also reported lower levels of depression (t=-7.59, p<.001) and negative affect (t=-6.15, p<.001). Conclusion: The self-transcendence enhancement program developed in this study may be effective for improving the level of self-transcendence in elderly women living alone and helping them to attain spiritual and psychological well-being.

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