The meaning of mental health from
elderly women's perspectives: A basis for health promotion
PROBLEM. To gain a deeper
understanding of the meaning of mental health.
METHODS. Qualitative interviews
with 16 women between the ages of 71 and
92. The data were collected and analyzed using a phenomenological approach.
FINDINGS. The essence of mental
health is the experience of confirmation, trust and confidence in the future, as
well as a zest for life, development, and involvement in one's relationship to
oneself and to others.
CONCLUSIONS. Creating arenas for
encounters confirming the individual's human existence and dignity is an
important basis for the psychiatric nurse's health-promotion work.
Search terms: Confirmation, health
promotion, life-world, mental health, phenomenology, psychiatric nursing, women
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