A Study on Health as Expading Consciousness of the Low-income Elderly Living Alone Purpose : This study was to explore health experience of the low-income elderly living alone reflected in Newman's Health as expanding consciousness theory. Method : Th...
A Study on Health as Expading Consciousness of the Low-income Elderly Living Alone Purpose : This study was to explore health experience of the low-income elderly living alone reflected in Newman's Health as expanding consciousness theory. Method : The researcher used Newman's praxis methodology because it is good for showing the process of interaction between the researcher and the low-income elderly living alone. Results : The significant characteristics of early health experience during a participant's lifetime were demonstrated that blamed themselves, being burden of themselves hopeless of their lives.
However, after a turning point in health experience. The health experience of most of the participants evolved as expanding consciousness.
Conclusion : This study has provided support for Newman's theory of health. Most of the participants recognized meanings in their patterns and authentic caring relationships as a nursing practice was a meaningful transforming process in the participant-nurse partnership the scope of sharing health experience with the elderly living alone and with caring community people.