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Inner strength as identified in narratives of elderly women: a focus group interview study
Erika Boman1, Anette Häggblom, Berit Lundman
1Åland University of Applied Sciences, Mariehamn, Finland (Mrs Boman and Drs Häggblom and Fischer); and Department of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Mrs Boman and Drs Lundman, Nygren, and Fischer).
Abstract:
By identifying sources of inner strength, health care personnel can be given valuable information about elderly people's capacities regardless of frailty. The focus of this interview-based study was to explore how inner strength and its dimensions can be identified in narratives of elderly women. The analysis was based on a theoretical model where inner strength is composed of 4 interacting dimensions of connectedness, creativity, firmness, and flexibility. Our findings add nuance to the notion of inner strength and deepen empirical knowledge about the concept.
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