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Healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture—A phenomenographic study based on older persons’ lived experiences

Healthy ageing is a concept that concerns older persons’ quality of life and is a key factor in promoting well-being. The older population in Thailand is growing. Isan (a region of north-eastern Thailand) has been reported as having one of the most rapidly increasing older populations in the country...

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Autores principales: Manasatchakun, Pornpun, Chotiga, Pleumjit, Roxberg, Åsa, Asp, Margareta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26960686
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.29463
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author Manasatchakun, Pornpun
Chotiga, Pleumjit
Roxberg, Åsa
Asp, Margareta
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description Healthy ageing is a concept that concerns older persons’ quality of life and is a key factor in promoting well-being. The older population in Thailand is growing. Isan (a region of north-eastern Thailand) has been reported as having one of the most rapidly increasing older populations in the country. In order to care for and promote the health of older people, healthcare providers should understand how healthy ageing is perceived by this target group. Although healthy ageing has been studied in different contexts as well as perspectives, no studies have previously focused on older persons’ experiences of healthy ageing from a lifeworld perspective in Isan-Thai. Therefore, the aim of this study is to describe older persons’ qualitatively different conceptions of healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture. A phenomenographic approach with an epistemological base in lifeworld theory was used to disclose the various ways to conceptualize healthy ageing. Individual, qualitative interviews were conducted with 17 people aged 60 and above who live in Isan-Thai. The findings of this study revealed three categories of descriptions: “being independent in dependence,” “being at peace,” and “being a valuable person.” This study also found family members, friends, healthcare providers, and religion important to healthy ageing in the Isan-Thai culture. Understanding how older people conceptualize healthy ageing is valuable for healthcare providers. They can apply these findings regarding healthy ageing in their fieldwork when caring for older people.
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spelling pubmed-47852202016-04-04 Healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture—A phenomenographic study based on older persons’ lived experiences Manasatchakun, Pornpun Chotiga, Pleumjit Roxberg, Åsa Asp, Margareta Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being Empirical Study Healthy ageing is a concept that concerns older persons’ quality of life and is a key factor in promoting well-being. The older population in Thailand is growing. Isan (a region of north-eastern Thailand) has been reported as having one of the most rapidly increasing older populations in the country. In order to care for and promote the health of older people, healthcare providers should understand how healthy ageing is perceived by this target group. Although healthy ageing has been studied in different contexts as well as perspectives, no studies have previously focused on older persons’ experiences of healthy ageing from a lifeworld perspective in Isan-Thai. Therefore, the aim of this study is to describe older persons’ qualitatively different conceptions of healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture. A phenomenographic approach with an epistemological base in lifeworld theory was used to disclose the various ways to conceptualize healthy ageing. Individual, qualitative interviews were conducted with 17 people aged 60 and above who live in Isan-Thai. The findings of this study revealed three categories of descriptions: “being independent in dependence,” “being at peace,” and “being a valuable person.” This study also found family members, friends, healthcare providers, and religion important to healthy ageing in the Isan-Thai culture. Understanding how older people conceptualize healthy ageing is valuable for healthcare providers. They can apply these findings regarding healthy ageing in their fieldwork when caring for older people. Co-Action Publishing 2016-03-08 /pmc/articles/PMC4785220/ /pubmed/26960686 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.29463 Text en © 2016 P. Manasatchakun et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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Roxberg, Åsa
Asp, Margareta
Healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture—A phenomenographic study based on older persons’ lived experiences
title Healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture—A phenomenographic study based on older persons’ lived experiences
title_full Healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture—A phenomenographic study based on older persons’ lived experiences
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title_short Healthy ageing in Isan-Thai culture—A phenomenographic study based on older persons’ lived experiences
title_sort healthy ageing in isan-thai culture—a phenomenographic study based on older persons’ lived experiences
topic Empirical Study
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785220/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26960686
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v11.29463
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