Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회지)

Society of Preventive Korean Medicine (대한예방한의학회)
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The Phenomenological Study on the Health and Life of Low-income Seniors who live in Poverty Area in Metropolitan City

달동네에 거주하는 저소득층 노인의 건강과 삶에 대한 현상학적 연구 - 광주광역시 발산마을 거주 노인을 중심으로

  • Jang, Dongyeop (Dept. of Preventive Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University) ;
  • Shin, Heontae (Dept. of Preventive Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University)
  • 장동엽 (동신대학교 한의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 신헌태 (동신대학교 한의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2017.07.24
  • Accepted : 2017.08.18
  • Published : 2017.08.31
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Abstract

Objectives : The elderly in South Korea are the poorest among OECD countries in 2015. The aim of this study was to explore the health and life of the low-income elderly living in vulnerable areas in a metropolitan city. Methods : Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews with 7 participants from October to November 2015 and analyzed through Colaizzi's phenomenological methodology. The participants were interviewed for over 60 minutes in each person. Results : 7 categories were identified from 17 subcategories: "My life history: sick body," "Living with a sick body," "My poor but precious life," "A sense of distance from the hospital," "Narrowed area of my life," "Thankful for help," and "The village where I have lived my destiny." There is a lack of medical accessibility, mobility, and economic independence for low-income seniors. In addition, full-fledged redevelopment comes to them as violence. Conclusions : The health and life of the low-income elderly in vulnerable areas are products of many social factors, reaffirming the importance of social health.

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