Experiences of Being Tied with Drugs in the Elderly Women in Community.
10.4040/jkan.2006.36.7.1215
- Author:
Jeong Sun KIM
1
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, GwangJu, Chonnam, Korea. kjs0114@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Elderly;
Drugs
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Aged;
Attitude to Death;
*Attitude to Health;
Female;
Health Promotion;
Humans;
Interviews as Topic;
Quality of Life;
Residence Characteristics;
Substance-Related Disorders/*psychology
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2006;36(7):1215-1223
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to understand elderly women within a community who have used lots of drugs. METHOD: Data was collected through in-depth interviews with four elderly women from April 2001 to February 2002. Data was analyzed by Giorgi's phenomenological method(2000). RESULTS: The components in common with drug usage of elderly women were as follows: 'Awareness of the limitation of physical strength and uncertainty of life', 'Dread of a crisis situation occurring', 'Attachment and dependency on drugs', 'Expectation of a comfortable life and death', 'Prevention of family burden', and 'Pursuit of psychological comfort'. The general structure of experiences was as follows: causal factors were 'Awareness of uncertainty and limitation', 'dread of a crisis situation occurring' the results factor was 'Attachment and dependency on drugs' and the facilitating factors were 'Expectation of a comfortable life and death', 'Prevention of family burden', and 'Pursuit of psychological comfort'. The causal relation was cyclic. This structure showed a realistic adaptation pattern. CONCLUSION: This study contributed to provide fundamental data for nursing interventions for health promotion and promoting quality of life in elderly women by increasing understanding of the experiences of drugs use.
