Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Nurs Health Sci. 2012 Dec;14(4):446-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2012.00698.x. Epub 2012 Jul 11.
In the present study, we examined how older people prepared themselves in older age, by drawing on data from a qualitative study conducted in an urban area in Khon Kaen province, Thailand. Data were collected using observations, natural interviews, and in-depth interviews with 35 older people, concurrently analyzed using thematic analysis. Preparation for aging, from their perspectives, consisted of attending to their physical health, spiritual well-being, and preparing for death. The degree and quality of aging preparation was influenced by life events, personal health status, and family economic status. People actively prepare themselves for aging, and this appears to help them as they encounter life difficulties during their old age. Lifelong preparation strategies need to be studied further, so that locally-appropriate strategies of health care can be implemented for older people.
在本研究中，我们通过分析来自泰国孔敬府一个城市地区的定性研究数据，探讨了老年人如何在年老时为自己做准备。我们使用观察、自然访谈和对 35 名老年人的深入访谈收集数据，同时使用主题分析进行分析。从他们的角度来看，为老龄化做准备包括关注他们的身体健康、精神健康和为死亡做准备。老龄化准备的程度和质量受到生活事件、个人健康状况和家庭经济状况的影响。人们积极地为老龄化做准备，这似乎有助于他们在老年时应对生活中的困难。需要进一步研究终身准备策略，以便为老年人实施适合当地情况的医疗保健策略。
