Korean older adults' perceptions of the aging process.
This qualitative study was conducted to describe Korean older adults' perceptions of the aging process. A total of 18 Korean older adults were interviewed, and a grounded theory approach was used to analyze the interview data. The participants were found to perceive aging as a process of Generating, Expressing, and Transforming of Growing Futility. The degree to which they perceived their Growing Futility depended on the actions and interactions of a set of conditional structures. This study revealed five patterns of Korean older adults' perception of the aging process. These findings allow for the possibility of a more refined theoretical development for the aging process, especially when a comparative study becomes available through cross-cultural qualitative research.
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
Yeon-Gang
YG
Chung
Kyung-Hee
KH
Kim
Kyung-Sook
KS
Choi
Hye-Jin
HJ
Kwon
Kyung-Sook
KS
Park
Mi-Hye
MH
Choi
Young-Hee
YH
Yom
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008019:Life Style