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ハイグウシャ オ ザイタク デ カイゴ スル コウレイシャ ノ オイ オ イキル タイケン
Title Alternative (English)
Experiences of Living to Advanced Age: Elderly Persons Who Provide Care to Their Spouses
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language
jpn
Attribute
Original Article
Author
Okinaka, Yumi
Nishida, Masumi
Description
The aim of the study is to identify the perceived experiences of living to advanced age of elderly persons who provide care to their spouse at home. Semi-structured interviews were conducted for eight elderly individuals who were providing care to their spouses at home with the outcome qualitatively and descriptively analyzed. The core of their experiences were summarized as “intimacy of a couple”, “swaying future prospects and life adjustment”, “support by people and services”, and “integration of value and belief ”. Through providing care to the spouses, the elderly caregivers were gaining self-esteem, living their advanced ages with uncertain and varied prospects for the future, supported by their offspring, neighbors, and peer groups. By providing care to the spouse based on their long-term marital relationship, the caregivers found the meaning of care in their life, lived today looking towards their own aging and death. The study suggested that the elderly caregivers adjusted their everyday lives to the immediacy with their spouse, at the same time gained a deeper philosophy of life through provision of care at home.
Subject
老い
在宅介護
配偶者
aging
care at home
spouse
Journal Title
島根大学医学部紀要
Volume
37
Start Page
1
End Page
8
ISSN
1880084X
Published Date
2015-03-01
NCID
AA12049432
DOI(SelfDOI)
Publisher
島根大学医学部
NII Type
Departmental Bulletin Paper
Format
PDF
Text Version
出版社版
OAI-PMH Set
Faculty of Medicine
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