Interactions of Community Organization Activities Participation for Healthy Older Adults Living Alone

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  • KANAMORI Yumie
    Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine
  • MORITA Takae
    Community/ Gerontological Nursing, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine

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  • 地域組織活動への参加によって健康を維持する独居高齢者の相互交流の構造
  • チイキ ソシキ カツドウ エノ サンカ ニヨッテ ケンコウ オ イジ スル ドッキョ コウレイシャ ノ ソウゴ コウリュウ ノ コウゾウ

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<p> This study investigated older people living </p><p>alone who maintain their health through interactions in activities conducted by community organizations. Method：Data were collected using semi-structured interviews conducted on six older persons who had been living alone for more than a year and participating in community organizing activities. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and then qualitatively analyzed using the KJ method. As a result, the following six factors were found to constitute interactions in activities conducted by community organizations. Older people living alone who maintain their health through interactions in activities conducted by community organizations work on?〘Friendly connection with a friend〙and〘Maintenance of a friendly connection〙with having〘Acquisition of a sense of fulfilment and comfort〙．Moreover, they got 〘A sense of relief that I can feel where my heart is〙and〘Cognitively well-controlled everyday life〙，while they experienced 〘Loss of mental and physical space〙．These findings suggest that public health nurses should support individually assessing the physical, mental, and social skills of older people living alone, as well as support health promotion activities conducted by community organizations.</p>

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