Sevgi Demir Çam, Sevda Uzun, Esra Aydin, Sueda Altindaş
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Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to examine the metaphorical perceptions and cognitive structures of aged individuals with chronic diseases towards death.
Methods: The research was conducted as a qualitative study based on metaphor analysis. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form that investigated the metaphorical perceptions of 15 individuals with chronic diseases towards death and a form that was asked to be explained with drawing technique. In the semi-structured interview form "Death is like … because …", metaphor expression was included, and in the other part "Describe your thoughts about death with drawings", the form containing the expression was used. The data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. The study was conducted and reported according to the COREQ checklist.
Results: It was determined that the old individuals with chronic diseases who participated in the study produced 4 metaphors with the writing technique and 4 metaphors with the drawing technique. As metaphors, the themes of end of life and a new beginning, extinction and feeling of emptiness, journey of life, salvation and reunion were determined.
Conclusion: As a result of the study, it was determined that old individuals with chronic diseases had anxiety about death. In addition, it was determined that old individuals had negative and positive cognitive schemas about death. In this context, old individuals with chronic diseases may need psychosocial support systems.
目的：本研究旨在探讨老年慢性病患者对死亡的隐喻感知和认知结构。方法采用隐喻分析为基础的定性研究方法。数据收集使用半结构化访谈表格，调查了15名慢性疾病患者对死亡的隐喻感知，并要求用绘画技术解释表格。在半结构化的访谈形式“Death is like…because…”中，包含了隐喻表达，而在另一部分“Describe your thoughts about Death with drawing”中，则使用了包含该表达的形式。采用内容分析技术对数据进行分析。本研究按照COREQ检查表进行并报告。结果：参与研究的老年慢性病患者通过书写技术产生了4个隐喻，通过绘画技术产生了4个隐喻。作为隐喻，确定了生命的终结与重新开始、消亡与空虚感、生命之旅、救赎与重逢等主题。结论：研究结果表明，老年慢性病患者存在死亡焦虑。此外，还确定老年人对死亡有消极和积极的认知图式。在这种情况下，患有慢性病的老年人可能需要社会心理支持系统。
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The fact that more and more people are becoming older and are having a significant influence on our society is due to intensive geriatric research and geriatric medicine in the past and present. The Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie has contributed to this area for many years by informing a broad spectrum of interested readers about various developments in gerontology research. Special issues focus on all questions concerning gerontology, biology and basic research of aging, geriatric research, psychology and sociology as well as practical aspects of geriatric care.
Target group: Geriatricians, social gerontologists, geriatric psychologists, geriatric psychiatrists, nurses/caregivers, nurse researchers, biogerontologists in geriatric wards/clinics, gerontological institutes, and institutions of teaching and further or continuing education.
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