A Narrative Study on the Experience of Art Therapy among Elderly Women Living Alone in Rural Areas

백현희,; Sook, Oh Hyun

doi:10.35594/kata.2017.24.2.013

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“…have included urinary incontinence prevention exercises, art therapy, and group play therapy [14][15][16]; subjective well-being and depression reduction [3]; depression and physical health improvement [17]; and self-esteem and interpersonal relations [18]. However, despite the many difficult life events and health experiences had by elderly women living alone, it is difficult to find programs that promote their psychological and spiritual well-being, including self-transcendence.…”

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Development and application of a self-transcendence enhancement program for the well-being of elderly women living alone in Korea

Kim

Ahn

2021

Korean J Women Health Nurs

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The purpose of this study was to develop a self-transcendence enhancement program and examine its effect on self-transcendence, spiritual well-being, and psychological well-being in elderly women who live alone. Methods: A self-transcendence enhancement program was developed through theory, literature review, and in-depth interviews. The theoretical framework came from the Psychoeducational Approach to Transcendence and Health intervention model based on Reed's middle-range theory of self-transcendence. The program consisted of multiple modalities in a structured, theory-based program lasting for eight weekly sessions. Using a single-group pretest-posttest design, the program was tested on a group of 40 elderly women aged 75 to 84 years living alone in Daejeon, Korea. Participants completed self-reported study questionnaires before and after the program at the elderly welfare center. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24.0, with significance level set at .05. Paired t-test was used to compare mean differences before and after the program. Results:The mean age of the study participants was 79.1 years. After completing the program, the participants showed higher levels of self-transcendence (t=8.78, p<.001), overall spiritual well-being (t=8.30, p=.002), religious spiritual well-being (t=1.79, p=.040), existential spiritual well-being (t=6.75, p=.002), and positive affect (t=3.77, p=.001) than they did before the program. They also reported lower levels of depression (t=-7.59, p<.001) and negative affect (t=-6.15, p<.001). Conclusion:The self-transcendence enhancement program developed in this study may be effective for improving the level of self-transcendence in elderly women living alone and helping them to attain spiritual and psychological well-being.

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