The Meaning of the Future for the Oldest Old

Autor/inn/en	Nilsson, Margareta; Sarvimaki, Anneli; Ekman, Sirkka-Liisa
Titel	The Meaning of the Future for the Oldest Old
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 56 (2003) 4, S.345-364 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Older Adults; World Views; Interviews; Time Perspective; Long Range Planning; Developmental Stages; Aging (Individuals); Adult Development; Quality of Life; Data Analysis; Foreign Countries; Beliefs; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Älterer Erwachsener; World view; Weltanschauung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Zeitbezug; Langfristige Planung; Aging; Altern; Erwachsenwerden; Lebensqualität; Auswertung; Ausland; Belief; Glaube; Schweden
Abstract	The aim of the study was to highlight the oldest old people's view of their future from a perspective of philosophy of life. Data was collected by means of life story interviews with 15 persons. The analysis was performed by utilizing a phenomenological hermeneutic method and the interpretation was guided by the conceptual framework of philosophy of life as designated by Jeffner (1988). The following themes emerged: future seen as everyday life; future-oriented values; and thoughts about life and death. The oldest old were found to view their future in ways that ranged from a tangible positive approach via a wait-and-see policy to a negative approach. Their perception of their future implied two different time perspectives, their immediate future and a more long-term perspective of the future. Furthermore, the future was experienced on three different levels, the individual level, the intergenerational level, and the metaphysical level. (Contains 1 table.)[This study has been supported by the Research Program "Arts in Hospital and Care as Culture," Stockholm County Council, and by grants from the Committee of Caring Sciences at Karolinska Institute and Johanniterorden in Sweden.] (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10