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A Study on Emotions to Improve the Quality of Life of South Korean Senior Patients Residing in Convalescent Hospitals

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  • Aeju Kim

    (Department of English Language and Literature, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea)

  • Yucheon Kim

    (Department of Counseling and Coaching, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea)

  • Jongtae Rhee

    (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea)

  • Songyi Lee

    (Department of Counseling and Coaching, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea)

  • Youngil Jeong

    (Dharma College, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea)

  • Jeongeun Lee

    (Department of Counseling and Coaching, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea)

  • Youngeun Yoo

    (Department of Agricultural, Wonkwang University-Iksan, 460, Iksan-daero, Iksan 54538, Korea)

  • Haechan Kim

    (SNA-DDI, 97, Uisadandg-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07327, Korea)

  • Hyeonji So

    (Interdisciplinary Program in Artificial Intelligence, Seoul National University, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea)

  • Junhyeong Park

    (Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Dongguk University-Seoul, 30, Pildong-ro 1 gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04620, Korea)

Abstract

This study examined the occurrence of emotion types and the contents and meanings of individual emotion types to improve the quality of life of South Korean senior patients in convalescent hospitals. This research is a sequential mixed study in which we conducted emotion frequency and content analyses with 20 elderly resident patients in a convalescent hospital. In the emotion frequency analysis, we performed emotion occurrence frequency analysis and clustering to create groups of subjects that showed similar distributions of emotions. The study results found that South Korean senior patients displayed six major emotions: joy, sorrow, anger, surprise, fear, and tranquility, including mixed emotional states. In the emotion content analysis, we used NVivo to categorize and analyze the interview contents based on emotion types. The study results show the characteristics of emotions according to patients’ treatment and recovery, life within narrow boundaries, relationships with new people and family, and the appearances of themselves that they could not easily but must accept. In addition, these characteristics appeared in health, environment, relationships, and psychological structures. Ultimately, the study results suggest that improving the quality of life of South Korean senior patients requires understanding of their emotions and examining diverse emotions in multiple dimensions.

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  • Aeju Kim & Yucheon Kim & Jongtae Rhee & Songyi Lee & Youngil Jeong & Jeongeun Lee & Youngeun Yoo & Haechan Kim & Hyeonji So & Junhyeong Park, 2022. "A Study on Emotions to Improve the Quality of Life of South Korean Senior Patients Residing in Convalescent Hospitals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-21, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:14480-:d:963666
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