Quality of Life as Perceived by Older Persons with Chronic Illness in Rural and Urban Shandong, China

被引：9

作者：

Li L.W. ^{[1
]}

Essex E.L. ^{[2
]}

Long Y. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

[2] Department of Social Work, Governors State University, University Park, IL

[3] Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

来源：

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology | 2014年 / 29卷 / 4期

关键词：

Aging in China; Semi-structured interviews; Subjective well-being; Urban–rural;

D O I：

10.1007/s10823-014-9246-5

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摘要：

This qualitative study aimed to understand the meaning of quality of life to older persons with chronic illness in China, and to compare the perceptions of those living in rural and urban areas. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 older Chinese, half residing in urban and half in rural areas in Shandong province. Through an inductive coding and categorization process, the study identified two shared domains of quality of life: basic necessities and family wellness. Two additional domains, physical health and mood and spirit, were endorsed predominantly by urban residents. Entertainment and leisure comprised a quality of life domain for urban residents only. Cohort experience and cultural values likely played a role in shared beliefs about quality of life, whereas socioeconomic context may account for differences in rural and urban conceptions. An implication of the findings is that for older Chinese with chronic illness, developing and sustaining programs to meet basic needs is critical to quality of life. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

引用

页码：417 / 428

页数：11

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