title: Inner strength as identified in narratives of elderly women: a focus group interview study.
abstract: By identifying sources of inner strength, health care personnel can be given valuable information about elderly people's capacities regardless of frailty. The focus of this interview-based study was to explore how inner strength and its dimensions can be identified in narratives of elderly women. The analysis was based on a theoretical model where inner strength is composed of 4 interacting dimensions of connectedness, creativity, firmness, and flexibility. Our findings add nuance to the notion of inner strength and deepen empirical knowledge about the concept.
authors: Åland University of Applied Sciences, Mariehamn, Finland (Mrs Boman and Drs Häggblom and Fischer); and Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Mrs Boman and Drs Lundman, Nygren, and Fischer).
authors: Erika
authors: E
authors: Boman
authors: Anette
authors: A
authors: Häggblom
authors: Berit
authors: B
authors: Lundman
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Nygren
authors: Regina Santamaki
authors: RS
authors: Fischer
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D017144:Focus Groups; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008960:Models, Psychological; D033262:Narration; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires