Experiences of Coexisting With Chronic Illnesses Among Elderly Women in Communities

Bibliographic Data

ID15217159
AuthorsYu‐Mei Chang (0000-0001-6388-9626, Oriental Institute of Technology), Yu-Mei Chang (0000-0002-2332-6017, ,), Lee‐Ing Tsao (0000-0001-8187-5965, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, corresponding author), Lee-Ing Tsao (,), Min-His Huang (Nursing Department, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan)
Year2014
Volume35
Issue11-12
Pages1337-1351
Publication date2014-07-30
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2014.942905
PMID25075737
OpenAlexW2014445056
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

Based on the increasing numbers of women in the aging population, the health of women will become critical in the future. Our purpose in this study was to analyze the experiences of elderly women with chronic illness. Twelve elderly Taiwanese women participated in in-depth interviews. "Using my own power out of the disease shackle" was the core category referring to elderly women who coexist with chronic illnesses. Elderly women should be provided with individually targeted plans for disease management and health maintenance to enable them to participate in health care decisions at the onset of chronic diseases

Chronic disease · Intensive care medicine · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Health and Well-being Studies · Health and Wellbeing Research · Medicine · Gerontology

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