A conceptual analysis of older adults' empowerment in contemporary japanese culture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Empowerment among older adults is a key concept for improving their health. In contrast, empowerment evolves according to cultural and historical contexts and needs to be consistently tested and constructed. The purpose of this study was to clarify the components of older adults' empowerment in contemporary Japan and to reconstruct the definition of empowerment.

Methods

A conceptual analysis was performed using Rodgers' evolutionary method. The data sources were PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Igaku Chuo Zasshi. The search keywords were "empowerment," "older adults," and "Japan/Japanese." Of the 8811 articles published between 2000 and 2019 that focused on older adults' empowerment, we selecte

SUBMITTER: Tsubouchi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638333 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature