Probing the temporal world of the elderly.
This paper reviews the literature on subjective time experience, especially as it relates to the elderly; comments on the problems associated with measuring such experience; describes a study to explore temporality in older women; provides speculations concerning the meaning and impact of time on the life and health of the aged; and notes nursing implications. Findings from the study of elderly women suggest that successful aging may be linked to a feeling of timelessness, and furthermore, that a search for the meaning of temporality in old age may add to an understanding of physical and mental health, well-being and longevity.
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Gerontological Nurse Clinician Program, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104.
D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D013998:Time Perception