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Aging in the Oldest Old Living in Scotland: A Phenomenological Study

University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA

Catherine Wondolowski, RN; MEd

Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY

Gail J. Mitchell, RN; PhD

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to uncover ways in which the oldest old living in a Scottish community view the experience of aging. The research was guided by Parse's theory and followed the van Kaam method to elicit a structural definition of the meaning of aging, as described by the oldest old. Through the processes of intuiting, analyzing, and describing, it was found that the experience of aging is intensifying engagements as transfigurations signify maturity tempering the unavoidable with buoyant serenity. Findings are discussed in light of meaning specified in other explorations of the aging experience. Conceptual expansion enhances understanding for practice and further research.

Key Words: Lived Experience • Oldest Old • Parse's Theory • Phenomenology

Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 6, No. 4, 189-194 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/089431849300600407


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