Quality of Life Revisited The Concept of Connectedness in Older Adults

被引:28
作者
Register, M. Elizabeth [1 ]
Herman, JoAnne [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Carolina, Coll Nursing, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
关键词
concept synthesis; connectedness; middle range theory; older adults; quality of life; theory development; SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS; HEALTH; LONELINESS; NETWORKS;
D O I
10.1097/ANS.0b013e3181c9e1aa
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
Viewing quality of life from a generative context gave rise to a new perspective and the old term quality of life failed to capture the essence of the new idea. Creation of a new term required a series of deliberate studies to develop the concept of connectedness. This article traces the conceptual progression and presents the concept synthesis of connectedness using literary synthesis, qualitative synthesis, and quantitative synthesis. Based on the concept synthesis, connectedness in community-dwelling older adults can be defined as engaging life by self-regulating, facing aging, being part of a family, having friends, and being spiritual.
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