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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2018.9.4.111

A study on the experience of daily life and chronic disease management of elderly living alone : Focus group interview  

Lim, Hyo Nam (College of Nursing, Konyang University)
Lee, Byunglim (Dept. of Liberal Education, Konyang University)
Cha, Tae-Hyun (Department of Occupational Therapy, Konyang University)
Kim, Kwang-Hwan (Department of Hospital Management, Konyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.9, no.4, 2018 , pp. 111-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is a qualitative analysis that conducted a focus group interview to analyze the experiences of daily life of the elderly living alone and their chronic diseases management, and to explore the meaning, nature, and difficulties associated with. The subjects of this study were elder who lives alone without cognitive impairment and over 65-year-old. There were total 31 people and divided into 5 groups and they had 60 minutes interview. By this study, there were four themes of 'difficulties of daily life', 'suffering from chronic diseases', 'fear of the future', 'acceptance of life'. In conclusion, the elderly living alone felt difficulty in daily life due to physical aging and chronic illnesses, and they felt that they were accepting life at the same time while feeling the fear of the future situation. Therefore, in order to improve the life satisfaction and life quality of elderly people living alone, it is necessary to provide institutional devices that enable daily life such as meals and laundry to be maintained and to develop of an intervention program in order to maintain physical health. In addition, an intervention program should be developed to reduce the fear of future uncertainty and positively accommodate the life.
Keywords
Elderly living alone; Daily life; Chronic Disease Management; Focus Group Interview; Convergence;
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