A study of meaning of life for the elderly living alone
山口県立大学学術情報 Volume 2
Page 26-31
published_at 2009-03
Title
独居高齢者の生きがいに関する研究
A study of meaning of life for the elderly living alone
Creators
Hirose Haruji
Creators
Sugiyama Sayaka
Creators
Takeuchi Aya
Creators
Babasaki Mie
Source Identifiers
Creator Keywords
meaning of life
life worth living
elderly living alone
spirituality
生きる意味
生きがい
独居高齢者
スピリチュアリティ
This study investigated the meaning of life for the elderly living alone and their transitions by using qualitative inductive analysis. Semi-structured interview were conducted for 9 elderly living alone. They were asked about their pleasures, the meaning of their lives and their transitions. The results show seven categories
Languages
jpn
Resource Type
departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
山口県立大学学術情報編集委員会
Date Issued
2009-03
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]1882-6393