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A Study on How Elderly People are Preparing for Dying Well

웰다잉을 어떻게 준비하고 있는가: 노인을 대상으로

  • Received : 2019.07.09
  • Accepted : 2019.09.06
  • Published : 2019.09.30
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Abstract

This study was a qualitative study that attempted to find out the meaning of preparation for dying well that the elderly think through a question of how to prepare for dying well. The focus group interview was conducted on 10 elderly people aged 65 or older who visited the elderly welfare center in B city, Gyeonggi-do, and a total of two groups were interviewed with five subjects as one group. As a result, eight themes were drawn from four dimensions of physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. In physical preparation, 'health management' and 'doing what you want to do' were derived. In psychological preparation, 'not regretting' and 'giving to others' were derived, and in social preparation, 'organizing property', 'determining a place of death you wish', and 'writing a letter of advance life sustaining care directives' were derived. In spiritual preparation, 'relying on religion' was derived. The elderly were preparing for well-being in various aspects, and when developing a program for well-being, the program should be planned to prepare for actual death in various aspects.

본 연구는 웰다잉을 어떻게 준비하고 있는가에 대한 질문을 통해 노인들이 생각하는 웰다잉을 위한 준비의 의미를 알아보기 위해 시도된 질적 연구이다. 경기도 B시의 노인복지관을 방문하는 65세 이상의 노인 10명을 대상으로 포커스그룹 인터뷰를 진행하였으며, 5명의 대상자를 한 그룹으로 하여 총 2그룹을 인터뷰 하였다. 연구결과 노인들은 신체적, 심리적, 사회적, 영적 준비 영역 4개 차원에서 웰다잉을 준비하고 있었고, 각 차원에서 총 8개의 주제가 도출되었다. 신체적 준비에서는 '건강 관리하기', '하고 싶은 것 하기'가 도출되었고, 심리적 준비에서는 '후회하지 않는 마음 갖기', '주변 사람에게 베풀기'가 도출되었다. 사회적 준비에서는 '재산 정리하기', '희망하는 죽음의 장소 정하기', '사전 연명의료 의향서 작성하기'가 도출되었으며, 영적인 준비에서는 '종교에 의지하기'가 도출되었다. 노인들은 웰다잉을 위해 하나의 측면이 아닌 신체적, 심리적, 사회적, 영적의 다양한 측면에서 웰다잉의 준비를 하고 있었다. 따라서 웰다잉을 위한 프로그램 개발 시 다양한 측면에서 실제적인 죽음 준비가 이루어지도록 프로그램이 기획되어야 할 것이다.

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