Department of Medical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden.
Clin Interv Aging. 2023 Feb 15;18:205-218. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S389305. eCollection 2023.
As people grow old, they pass through various life courses. Thus, it is important to realize aging in the context of each of these stages, as aging is not only physiological and psychological processes. To understand the lifeworld experiences of the phenomenon "being an elderly person" from the individual perspective was important, in this study, within day-to-day life in Metropolitan cities of northwestern Ethiopia.
The aim of this study was to describe the lifeworld of elderly persons living in Bahir Dar and Gondar Cities, Northwest Ethiopia.
A community based qualitative study conducted from October 29, 2021 to November 6, 2021. A purposive sampling technique and in-depth interviews were used for sampling and data collection, respectively. To explore the life experience /life-world/ of the elderly, a descriptive phenomenological study was conducted among 15 elderly persons. The audio records were transcribed and the field notes incorporated. Transcribed texts were translated into the English language, and a descriptive phenomenological analysis was done.
In this study, the essence of the phenomenon, being an elderly person, means, in an ebb and flow motion, balancing a life change characterized by changing perspective, ambiguity to body functions, and preparing for being released. The elderly experienced physical, mental, and psychosocial changes. They had encountered positive and negative situations throughout their life span. They also expressed that their time was over and wished to prepare for God's Kingdom.
The use of phenomenology for this research provided an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the experiences of elderly persons. With knowledge from this study, nurses and other health professionals can understand and support the elderly from an individual point of view.
随着人们年龄的增长，他们会经历各种人生阶段。因此，重要的是要认识到衰老不仅是生理和心理过程，而是要在这些阶段的背景下认识衰老。在本研究中，从个体角度理解“老年人”现象的日常生活体验，在埃塞俄比亚西北部的大城市中非常重要。
本研究旨在描述生活在巴赫达尔和贡德尔市的埃塞俄比亚西北部老年人的生活世界。
这是一项 2021 年 10 月 29 日至 11 月 6 日进行的基于社区的定性研究。采用目的抽样技术和深入访谈分别进行抽样和数据收集。为了探索老年人的生活体验/生活世界/，在 15 名老年人中进行了描述性现象学研究。记录了音频并将现场记录纳入其中。将转录的文本翻译成英文，并进行描述性现象学分析。
在这项研究中，作为老年人的现象本质意味着在一个潮起潮落的运动中，平衡生活变化，这种变化的特点是视角的变化、身体功能的模糊性以及为释放做准备。老年人经历了身体、心理和社会心理的变化。他们在整个生命周期中都遇到了积极和消极的情况。他们还表示，他们的时间已经结束，希望为上帝的王国做准备。
本研究采用现象学方法为深入了解老年人的体验提供了机会。通过这项研究的知识，护士和其他卫生专业人员可以从个体角度理解和支持老年人。
