Inner Strength as Identified in Narratives of Elderly Women. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Boman, Erika; Häggblom, Anette; Lundman, Berit; Nygren, Björn; Fischer, Regina Santamaki
• Is Part Of: Advances in nursing science. Volume 38:Number 1(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Psychiatric nursing -- Periodicals; 362.173
• DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000057
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-9268

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <p>By identifying sources of inner strength, health care personnel can be given valuable information about elderly people's capacities regardless of frailty. The focus of this interview-based study was to explore how inner strength and its dimensions can be identified in narratives of elderly women. The analysis was based on a theoretical model where inner strength is composed of 4 interacting dimensions of connectedness, creativity, firmness, and flexibility. Our findings add nuance to the notion of inner strength and deepen empirical knowledge about the concept.</p> </sec> </abstract>