Development and application of a self-transcendence enhancement program for the well-being of elderly women living alone in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to develop a self-transcendence enhancement program and examine its effect on self-transcendence, spiritual well-being, and psychological well-being in elderly women who live alone.

Methods

A self-transcendence enhancement program was developed through theory, literature review, and in-depth interviews. The theoretical framework came from the Psychoeducational Approach to Transcendence and Health intervention model based on Reed's middle-range theory of self-transcendence. The program consisted of multiple modalities in a structured, theory-based program lasting for eight weekly sessions. Using a single-group pretest-posttest design, the program was tested on a group of 40 elderly women aged 75 to 84 years living alone in Daejeon, South

SUBMITTER: Kim SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334186 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature