Koch Tina, Turner Rose, Smith Pam, Hutnik Nimmi
Centre for Research in Nursing and Midwifery, University of Surrey, Guildford.
Nurs Older People. 2010 Oct;22(8):31-6. doi: 10.7748/nop2010.10.22.8.31.c7995.
To present alternative stories of ageing that countered the prevailing negative stereotypes of older people by interviewing centenarians about their lives.
Sixteen healthy U.K. centenarian volunteers were interviewed in their place of residence. A story draft was produced using the interview recording and verbatim transcript. The four researchers collaborated to generate a consensus storyline which was returned to the centenarian and their significant other for their corrections, additions, validation and consent to publish using their own names.
Centenarians elected to talk about living as independently as possible, their continuing growth and development and their ongoing close relationships. Difficulties and loss were considered to be 'part of life' indicated by comments such as: 'accept whatever life brings', 'just plod on', 'do what you can to make things better and then move on'.
The centenarians present a positive picture of ageing, which counteracts negative stereotypes. Aspects of successful ageing relate to lifestyle and environment. Centenarians have felt 'personalised' through attention gained as part of the storytelling process, therefore older people may feel valued through listening and responding in this way.
通过采访百岁老人的生活，呈现与老年人普遍负面刻板印象相悖的衰老故事。
对16名英国健康的百岁老人志愿者在其居住地进行了访谈。利用访谈录音和逐字记录稿生成了一个故事草稿。四位研究人员共同合作，得出了一个一致的故事情节，并将其返还给百岁老人及其重要他人，以供他们修正、补充、确认，并同意使用他们自己的名字发表。
百岁老人选择谈论尽可能独立的生活、他们持续的成长与发展以及他们一直保持的亲密关系。困难和损失被视为“生活的一部分”，如“接受生活带来的一切”“只管坚持下去”“尽你所能让事情变得更好，然后继续前进”等评论所示。
百岁老人展现了衰老的积极画面，这与负面刻板印象形成了反差。成功衰老的方面与生活方式和环境有关。百岁老人在作为故事讲述过程一部分而获得关注后，感到自己被“个性化”了，因此老年人可能会通过这种倾听和回应的方式感到自己受到重视。
