title: [The concept analysis of ego-integrity in the elderly].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Ego-integrity in Erikson's stage theory is used frequently among health team members related to the care of the elderly and has specific meanings within the context of quality of life in later life. However, the concept of ego-integrity in the elderly has not been well articulated in the literature. This study was conducted clarify and conceptualize the phenomena of ego-integrity in the elderly.
  
  
  METHODS
  A Hybrid Model of concept development was applied to develop a concept of ego-integrity, which included a field study carried out in Seoul, South Korea using in-depth interviews with old adults who were admitted as a right person for research subject according to attributes of ego-integrity analysed in the theoretical phase.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The concept of ego-integrity emerged as a complex phenomenon having meanings in several different dimensions which encompassed several attributes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ego-integrity is a concept having needs that should be treated in a specific way and it is possible to enrich the meaning and methods to manage ego-integrity in nursing interventions for promoting quality of life so that its application may have effects that have positive impacts on the elderly's well being.
authors.affiliation: Korea University, College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea. sungok@korea.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sung Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Eun Sook
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Kwuy Bun
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nam Cho
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ju Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chun Gill
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mi Soon
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Soo Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Kyung Ja
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Young Whee
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Si Ja
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chon
authors.forename: Nam Ok
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Myung Ok
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Kyung Sook
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D013475:Superego