Meaning of Well-being for the Middle Aged Adults.
- Author:
Yong Hae HONG
1
;
Myung Ok CHO
Author Information
1. Nursing Department, Choonhae College, Korea. young@choonhae.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Middle aged adult;
Well-being;
Qualitative research
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Consciousness;
Education, Nursing;
Humans;
Middle Aged*;
Nursing;
Qualitative Research
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2006;18(2):272-283
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This research was done to explore the meaning of 'well-being' as experienced by middle aged people. METHOD: The data were collected by individual in-depth interviews with 107 middle aged adults and it was analysed using qualitative content analysis. RESULTS: 4 components of the meaning of well-being as perceived by the participants were identified as follows: the life of free without physical discomfort and psychosocial distress; the life of comfort with plenty of time, space, material, and mind; the life of purity with natural material and honest mind; the life of harmony with extended consciousness. CONCLUSION: Therefore the identified meanings of the well-being in this study should be reflected to the nursing education and the nursing practice.
