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Reasons for Seniors' Aging in Place within Their Community

노년층의 지역 내 계속 거주 이유에 관한 연구

  • Kwon, Oh Jung (Department of Housing Environment, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Yong Min (Department of Housing Environment, Konkuk University) ;
  • Ha, Hae Hwa (Department of Housing Environment, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jin Young (Department of Housing Environment, Konkuk University) ;
  • Yeom, Hye Shil (Department of Housing Environment, Konkuk University)
  • 권오정 (건국대학교 주거환경 전공) ;
  • 이용민 (건국대학교 주거환경 전공) ;
  • 하해화 (건국대학교 주거환경 전공) ;
  • 김진영 (건국대학교 주거환경 전공) ;
  • 염혜실 (건국대학교 주거환경 전공)
  • Received : 2013.11.27
  • Accepted : 2014.01.08
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to analyze the reasons for aging in place through an in-depth interview, which is a qualitative research method. The subjects of the study were 17 adults over the age of 60 years who preferred aging in place. Interviewees were asked questions about their experiences of past living, present living, and the future place where they want to live in and the reasons for their choice. In the in-depth interviews conducted from September 2012 to May 2013 for data collection the research participants were asked open-ended questions about their past living experiences and future living plan and were given the freedom to answer the questions in their own words. The results of the in-depth interviews revealed the following reasons for aging in place: 1) familiarity due to long-term residence, 2) strong attachment to the place and the neighbors, 3) satisfaction of present house, 4) personal stories associated with present house, 5) feeling of living in their own home, 6) convenience of the neighborhood for living, 7) caring relationship with the neighbors, 8) fear of a change of environment, and 9) resignation to the rest of their life. The findings indicated that residential types in old age need to be taken into account for both aging in place which referring to choosing to live where one has lived for years and referring to involuntarily staying where one has lived for years.

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