This study aims at helping the old people for successful aging by examining the relationship between personality types, health states, and ego integrity of th -ose old people who have disease. Through the old people in hospital, we can decide their co...
This study aims at helping the old people for successful aging by examining the relationship between personality types, health states, and ego integrity of th -ose old people who have disease. Through the old people in hospital, we can decide their condition of aging most objectively.
This study had personal interviews on the old people who are in the hospital of H-university and are over sixty. They consist of fifty males(35.7%) and eighty-nine females(63.6%). The research showed that the Active Integrated Copers are most common(95 persons - 68.5%). Health condition proved to be comparatively fine according to the result(2.34 in 3.00). And the degree of ego integrity was comparatively high(94.93).
The study of the degree of ego integrity in view of personality types showed that the Active Integrated Coper got highest point(99.73) and the relationships between health conditions and ego integrities showed that if the health conditions are fine, the degrees of ego integrities are high.
In conclusion, old people's personalities are important factors of their ego integrities but it is difficult to lead to changes or personality of them which was formed for a long time. So we should lead them to achieve ego integrity by caring for and supporting them according to their personal types. And we should lead them to be free from disease and to live long through desirable health care and successful aging.
Ultimately, we should lead them to live in satisfaction through successful adaptation