A Study on Emotions to Improve the Quality of Life of South Korean Senior Patients Residing in Convalescent Hospitals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15470284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aeju Kim (0000-0002-8701-9091, Dongguk University), Yucheon Kim (0000-0003-3966-419X, Dongguk University, corresponding author), Jongtae Rhee (0000-0003-1325-2322, Dongguk University), Song Yi Lee (0000-0001-6333-3847, Dongguk University), Youngil Jeong (0000-0001-9639-0813, Dongguk University), Jeongeun Lee (0000-0002-8018-668X, Department of Counseling and Coaching, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea), Youngeun Yoo (0000-0003-4855-3870, Wonkwang University), Haechan Kim (0000-0002-2693-5942, SNA-DDI, 97, Uisadandg-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07327, Korea), Hyeonji So (Seoul National University), JunHyeong Park (0009-0000-6524-1559, Dongguk University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 14480-14480 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192114480 |
| PMID | 36361370 |
| OpenAlex | W4308527120 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
This study examined the occurrence of emotion types and the contents and meanings of individual emotion types to improve the quality of life of South Korean senior patients in convalescent hospitals. This research is a sequential mixed study in which we conducted emotion frequency and content analyses with 20 elderly resident patients in a convalescent hospital. In the emotion frequency analysis, we performed emotion occurrence frequency analysis and clustering to create groups of subjects that showed similar distributions of emotions. The study results found that South Korean senior patients displayed six major emotions: joy, sorrow, anger, surprise, fear, and tranquility, including mixed emotional states. In the emotion content analysis, we used NVivo to categorize and analyze the interview contents based on emotion types. The study results show the characteristics of emotions according to patients' treatment and recovery, life within narrow boundaries, relationships with new people and family, and the appearances of themselves that they could not easily but must accept. In addition, these characteristics appeared in health, environment, relationships, and psychological structures. Ultimately, the study results suggest that improving the quality of life of South Korean senior patients requires understanding of their emotions and examining diverse emotions in multiple dimensions
Anger · Categorization · Content analysis · Emotion classification · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Sadness · Sorrow · Surprise · Clinical Psychology · Health and Wellbeing Research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |