Healthy Aging Research
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ISSN: 2261-7434
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ISSN: 2261-7434
+44-77-2385-9429
Department of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Boras, Sweden
Gunilla Carlsson was working as The academy for Work Life and Social Welfare, Faculty of Caring Science, University of Boras, 501 90 Boras, Sweden.And is the Editorial Board Member of many peer reviewed journals and area of expertise, as an Research Scholar credits with many publications in national and international journals. and committed to highest standards of excellence and it proves through his/her co-authorship of many books.
Original Research Article
The meaning of growing old: A lifeworld hermeneutic study on existential matters during the third age of life
Author(s): Lina Palmér*, Maria Nyström, Gunilla Carlsson, Catharina Gillsjö, Irene Eriksson and Ann-Charlotte Dalheim-Englund
This study investigates existential matters in the third age of life, which encompasses the years after retirement and ends when extensive support needs emerge in the fourth age. As the theoretical starting point in a lifeworld hermeneutic approach, 18 healthy older adults were interviewed about what it means for them to grow old. The interviews were interpreted according to Gadamer’s principles of openness and Ricoeur’s proposal to provide suggestions on how meaning can be explained. The findings are presented in three interpreted themes: Feeling free, Becoming vulnerable, and Existing in closeness to death. The themes are further interpreted, and a comprehensive understanding is reached with theoretical support from Jean-Paul Sartre’s idea of factuality and project. The meaning of growing old is discussed in terms of positive factors, such as healthy aging, transit.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/har.2019.8.8