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[A study on the life adjustment of widowed elderly women in Korea: a Q-Methodological Approach]
1College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul, Korea. suksh@khu.ac.kr
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to analyze the types of life adjustment of widowed elderly women in Korea.
Methods:
The research design was a Q-Methodological Approach. Thirty selected Q-statements from 32 subjects were classified into a shape of normal distribution using a 7 point scale. The collected data was analyzed using a QUANL PC program.
Results:
Three types of life adjustment were identified. Type I is the independent type: overcome the reality. Type II is the abandonment type: deny the reality. Type III is the accommodation type: accept the reality.
Conclusion:
The results of the study indicate that different approaches to the quality of life for widowed elderly women in Korea are recommended based on the three types of life adjustment.
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