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The Lived Experience of the Change of the Body in Young-Old Adults

초기노인의 신체 변화 경험에 관한 현상학적 연구

  • Lee, Su-Jin (Department of Nursing, Kunsan College of Nursing) ;
  • Lee, Young-Hee (Department of Nursing, Catholic Kwandong University)
  • 이수진 (군산간호대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이영희 (가톨릭관동대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2020.10.27
  • Accepted : 2021.01.20
  • Published : 2021.01.28
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Abstract

This study aimed to understand the meaning and essence of the experience of bodily change in young-old adults. van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenological method was utilized. Study participants were 11 elderly who 65 to 74 residing in J city. Data were collected from in-depth individual interviews with the participants from July to September 2016. The essential themes were identified regarding the experience of bodily change in young-old adults: 'self-pity about perceived aging', 'myself projected onto others', 'wants to hold on passing of the time', and 'priority on wellbeing than appearance'. The present findings can be used as important basic data for the development of nursing interventions and improving quality of life for young-old adults.

본 연구는 초기노인이 경험하는 신체변화의 의미와 본질을 발견하기 위해 시도되었다. J시 65세-74세 노인 11명을 대상으로 심층면담을 하여 자료를 수집하였으며 van Manen의 해석학적 현상학적 연구방법을 적용하여 분석하였다. 초기노인이 체험하는 신체변화의 본질적인 주제로 '나이듦에 대한 연민', '타인의 모습 속에 투영된 나', '붙잡아두고 싶은 세월의 흐름', '외모에 우선하는 웰빙'이 도출되었다. 참여자들은 급격한 신체변화가 나타나면서 변화된 몸에 대해 아쉬워하고, 이러한 변화를 타인에게서도 발견하게 되면서 누구에게나 나타나는 것임을 깨닫게 된다. 참여자들은 세월의 흔적을 지우고 싶어하지만 나이 들어 변한 신체 변화를 받아들이고 무엇보다 건강이 중요하다고 생각하고 건강한 몸을 위해 노력한다. 이는 초기노인의 신체변화에 대해 좀 더 이해하고 그들의 삶의 질을 개선하기 위한 기초 자료를 제공할 것이다.

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