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Lived Experience with Aging in Middle-Aged Woman  

신경림 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
공은숙 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
김귀분 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
김남초 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
김주희 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
김춘길 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
김희경 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
노유자 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
송미순 (Members of Gerontological Nursing Interest Group, Sigma Theta Tau)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.32, no.6, 2002 , pp. 878-887 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was to explore lived experience of middle-aged women with aging. The ultimate purpose of this inquiry was to discover the essence of middle-aged women's experience of aging and to promote understanding. Method: This inquiry was performed by using Van Manen's hermeneutical phenomenological approach to make more plausible interpretation of experience. First-handed experiences were explored through multi-stage in-depth interview with 6 women aged between 40 and 64. Second- handed experiences were explored with text such as essay, novel, and photographs. Result: As the process of reflecting and analysing the data of experience were performed, essential themes were emerged: striking onset of event, discomfort and tired body and mind, everything in ones mind, age of harvest gaining much more than loss. Conclusion: This inquiry would be a cornerstone for humanistic nursing care for the mid-aged women.
Keywords
Mid-aged woman; Lived experience with aging; Hermeneutic phenomenological approach;
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