Strengths Promoting the Recovery Process in Older Adults with Depression
Strengths Promoting the Recovery Process in Older Adults with Depression
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促进患有抑郁症的老年人康复过程的优势
DOI:
10.1111/jocn.14359
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Tanaka Koji
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文献类型:
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作者:
福田守良;田端恵子;角谷暁子;大桑麻由美;福田守良;Tanaka Koji
Aims and objectivesTo clarify strengths for promoting the recovery process among older adults with depression in Japan.BackgroundWith the ageing of the global population, care and treatment of older adults with depression has been attracting increased attention around the world. It has become clear that the inner strength is inversely related to depression in older adults and that the use of inner strength is becoming a key concept in the context of caring for older adults with depression.DesignQualitative descriptive design.MethodsParticipant observation and narrative interviews were conducted individually with 12 older adults with depression in care‐based and daily life settings. The data obtained were subjected to thematic analysis using the narrative method to extract themes and subthemes.ResultsA total of three themes and 12 subthemes were elucidated. Strengths found to promote the recovery process in older adults with depression were (i) asense of emotional connection,(ii)dialogue with lifeand (iii)discovery.ConclusionsStrengths promoting the recovery process from a whole‐person perspective were clarified by conceptualising the experiences of older adults with depression with a strength orientation. Asense of emotional connectionconstituted a basis for promoting the recovery process.Dialogue with lifeanddiscoverywere thought to represent the wisdom and spirituality found in the experience of old age and depression.Relevance to clinical practiceWhile regarding the results of this study as basic knowledge, focusing on subjects’ individual narratives of illness and recovery will open the possibility of a strength‐oriented nursing practice for older adults with depression and lead to the provision of care that promotes recovery.