کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1081967 | 950793 | 2012 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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AimsTo explore the unique aspects of the elder self-neglect phenomenon and to achieve phenomenological understanding of self-neglect through the eyes of self-neglecting elders.MethodA qualitative study based on a sample of 16 self-neglecting elders. Data collection was performed through in-depth semi-structured interviews, followed by content analysis.FindingsFour major themes emerged from the older participants: “I was unlucky:” a life course of suffering; “That's the way it is:” self-neglect as a routine of life; “They tell me that I'm disabled:” old age as exposing situations of self-neglect; “My empire:” how do I perceive my old age.ConclusionsSelf-neglect is not necessarily an issue of old age, but is related to the person's life history. Self-neglect as a way of life accompanied the participants into old age, but it was not originated or created there. The overall message of the self-neglecting elders was to see them as human beings and not as old neglected people; not to label them as an “age syndrome” but to perceive them in a holistic and humanistic manner.
► The meaning of "self neglect" in old age was studied through phenomenological method.
► Sixteen in-depth interviews were conducted with self-neglected older persons in the community.
► The participants constructed their current situation as part of a life-course with past suffering.
► Old age was not conceived as a reason for their situation, but as trigger for intervention.
► The overall message of the self-neglecting elders was to see them as human beings and not as old neglected people.
Journal: Journal of Aging Studies - Volume 26, Issue 2, April 2012, Pages 109–118