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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.8.304

A Phenomenological Study on the Recovery Process of Elderly Women Living Alone in Suicide Crisis  

Lim, Jong-Rin (Yangsan Senior Club)
Kim, Joung-Sung (Saha Sarangchae Seniors Welfare Center)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.8, 2020 , pp. 304-314 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the experiences of the suicide crisis and recovery process by elderly women living alone to identify the essential meaning and components of life as a life to live again. In addition, the recovery of the research participants, as well as the phenomenon of such changes in thought and life, were examined. The results of this study were as follows. Data analysis yielded four components, eight sub-components, and 16 semantic unit reductions. There were four components of suicide attempts and recovery experiences of elderly women. They were "disconnection and disqualification," "repeated hardships," "road of prosperity in trouble," and "generous tolerance." The essential topics of these components have emerged not as individual but as holistic and contextually connectable topics. Finally, to summarize the results, the essential semantic structure of the suicide attempt and recovery experience of elderly women living alone is a result of a dysfunctional social structure and environment, which has placed pressure on the life of research participants. As an alternative method to overcome, they tried to solve the problem through the extreme practice of suicide attempts, but positive energy to live again due to emotional recovery factors recognized through suicide failures have made it possible to cope with the difficult reality.
Keywords
Elderly Woman; Suicide; Recovery; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology Study;
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