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Elders'Perception of Their Own Health:“Maintaining Their Pride”: Ethnography of the Elderly People Living in a Rural Community Junko Omori 1 1St. Luke's College of Nursing, Graduate School Keyword: 健康 , 高齢者 , 農村地域 , health , elderly people , rural community pp.12-20
Published Date 2004/9/15
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Abstract

 The object of this research was to describe what elderly residents of a rural community thought of their own health using behavior patterns and perception. I interviewed 23people, including 13 elders from one village in S City. The data were collected and analyzed using ethnography.

 The interview showed that maintaining health means maintaining pride. Issues that the elderly people could not change included physical decline from senility, loss of a job because of mechanization of agriculture, and loss of position in the family. However, they struggled to maintain their pride by attempting to do everything on their own, continuing to work in agriculture, and being helpful to their families. Their pride was maintained by working and by the strength and support provided by friends. I found that they perceived themselves as being healthy when they could maintain their pride in various situations.

 This study suggested that it is important for us to understand elderly people in many aspects and support them in maintaining their pride, which is one of the practical supports for elderly people to promote their health independently.


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電子版ISSN 2185-8888 印刷版ISSN 0287-5330 日本看護科学学会

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