Duppen Rn Daan, Machielse Anja, Verté Rn Dominique, Dury Sarah, De Donder Liesbeth, Consortium D-Scope
a Department Educational Sciences , Vrije Universiteit Brussel , Brussels , Belgium.
b Department Humanism & Philosophy , University for Humanistic Studies , Utrecht , The Netherlands.
J Community Health Nurs. 2019 Apr-Jun;36(2):65-77. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2019.1582160.
Being connected with others is fundamental for the experience of a meaningful life. Unfortunately, several older adults have poor networks/social support. The present study focuses on the experience of meaning in life as well as the loss of meaning for socially frail older adults. Results indicate that socially frail older adults experience meaning in life in different dimensions. The article argues that home-care organizations and prevention programs aimed at reducing frailty are encouraged to include evaluations of meaning in life. There is a need for meaningful activities in organizations that ameliorate social connectedness for community-dwelling older adults.
与他人建立联系是体验有意义生活的基础。不幸的是，一些老年人的社交网络/社会支持较差。本研究聚焦于社会脆弱老年人的生活意义体验以及意义丧失问题。结果表明，社会脆弱老年人在生活意义的不同维度上有体验。文章认为，鼓励旨在减少脆弱性的家庭护理组织和预防项目纳入生活意义评估。对于改善社区居住老年人社会联系的组织而言，开展有意义的活动很有必要。
