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Exploring urban empty-nesters' using WeChat influencing factors and quality of life: A qualitative descriptive study
Yang Yu-Ting1, Yao Miao2, Yang Yong-Wei2
1Nursing Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China; The School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, No.1 Xueyuan Road, Minhou University Town, Fuzhou, 350122, Fujian, China.
Objective:
To explore urban empty-nesters using WeChat influencing factors and experiences of improving their quality of life.
Methods:
14 registered empty-nesters who had used WeChat in Fuzhou communities were recruited via convenience and purposive sampling methods with a qualitative descriptive design. Data were collected through individual, semi-structured, and face-to-face interviews and analyzed according to content analysis.
Results:
The research revealed two primary themes with associated sub-themes: 1) influencing factors of using WeChat, and 2) quality of life experiences.
Discussions:
Physiological factors, education level, and social support were using WeChat influencing factors by urban empty-nesters. WeChat is a convenient channel to improve empty-nesters' daily lives and a practical platform to meet empty-nesters' needs. Identifying these experiences could help older adults, especially empty-nesters' accept the era of intelligence and provide inspiration and reference for the increasingly normalized empty nest life.
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